diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 877e3904..2b0ef4a5 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@ variables:
   # prevent configure tzdata hanging apt install commands
   DEBIAN_FRONTEND: noninteractive
 
-# default to not running jobs when pipeline is triggered from a webhook.
-default:
-  rules:
-  - if : '!$CI_PIPELINE_TRIGGERED'
-
 build-clazy:
   stage: build
   image: ubuntu:22.04
@@ -33,6 +28,8 @@ build-clazy:
         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
         -DCI_BUILD=ON -DFETCHCONTENT_QUIET=OFF -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clazy
     - cmake --build build
+  rules:
+  - if : '!$CI_PIPELINE_TRIGGERED'
   cache:
     key: "$CI_JOB_NAME"
     paths:
@@ -68,6 +65,8 @@ build-gcc11:
     - cmake --build build
   after_script:
     - mv ../.hunter .hunter
+  rules:
+  - if : '!$CI_PIPELINE_TRIGGERED'
   cache:
     key: "$CI_JOB_NAME"
     paths:
@@ -105,6 +104,8 @@ build-gcc10:
     - cmake --build build
   after_script:
     - mv ../.hunter .hunter
+  rules:
+  - if : '!$CI_PIPELINE_TRIGGERED'
   cache:
     key: "$CI_JOB_NAME"
     paths:
@@ -133,6 +134,8 @@ build-macos:
     - (cd build && git clone https://github.com/Nheko-Reborn/qt-jdenticon.git && cd qt-jdenticon && qmake && make -j 4 && cp libqtjdenticon.dylib ../nheko.app/Contents/MacOS)
   after_script:
     - mv ../.hunter .hunter
+  rules:
+  - if : '!$CI_PIPELINE_TRIGGERED'
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - build/nheko.app
@@ -192,6 +195,8 @@ build-flatpak-amd64:
   after_script:
     - (cd ./scripts && ./upload-to-flatpak-repo.sh ../build-flatpak/repo) || true
     - bash ./.ci/upload-nightly-gitlab.sh build-flatpak/nheko-amd64.flatpak
+  rules:
+  - if : '!$CI_PIPELINE_TRIGGERED'
   cache:
     key: "$CI_JOB_NAME"
     paths:
@@ -220,6 +225,8 @@ build-flatpak-arm64:
   after_script:
     - (cd ./scripts && ./upload-to-flatpak-repo.sh ../build-flatpak/repo) || true
     - bash ./.ci/upload-nightly-gitlab.sh build-flatpak/nheko-arm64.flatpak
+  rules:
+  - if : '!$CI_PIPELINE_TRIGGERED'
   cache:
     key: "$CI_JOB_NAME"
     paths:
@@ -241,4 +248,6 @@ linting:
   script:
     - make lint
     - make license
+  rules:
+  - if : '!$CI_PIPELINE_TRIGGERED'