diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fc17cef182f7b473bf5ad3b05695922db33ae4ea..bdabdab4e05c3fda6505f5f15af7eae465dba2a3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ cppcheck:
 
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == "irmb" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "develop" || $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'
+      when: always
     - when: manual
 
   needs: []