diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6d3165072f903b2ef039994991a06e80358b45a3..bcb9fdb2c511e66e59d8d663ee6c9f50f3fb4e24 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -519,6 +519,8 @@ vf_to_phoenix:
 vf_wheel_to_jupyterhub:
   stage: deploy
 
+  only: ["schedules"]
+
   needs: ["gcc_9_python", "gcc_9_unit_tests", "gcc_9_python_bindings_test"]
 
   variables: