diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b97e7ed6a950155312b5bbed1b99dc22f8ddece3..fcac416d101d8f1a1a079b350c298dd4e54517b9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ workflow:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^[\d-]+-stable$/'
+    - if: $FORCE_GITALY_CI
 
 .cache_deps:
   cache: &cache_deps_configuration
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ workflow:
     - if: $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^[\d-]+-stable$/'
+    - if: $FORCE_GITALY_CI
 
 .rules_run_on_merge: &rules_run_on_merge
     # We only execute these rules in the main Gitaly repository. This is