diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9bf401a8ce..3ce6cb0e76 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ schema validation:
 trigger-issuebot:
   stage: prepare
   needs: []
-  rules: *app_verification_rules
+  when: manual
   image: alpine
   variables:
     GIT_DEPTH: "1"