diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c9a5c2f..e1991a7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ deploy-dev:
 
 dev-smoke:
   stage: test-and-build
-  except:
-    - main
+  when: manual
   tags:
     - i7
   allow_failure: true