diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ad672069e32ba8c23f022a9af3376e51bb437403..106e298df2a700a72cb3b6a1745fd405ce1f2bd0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ lizard:
 gcov:
   stage: test
 
+  only: ["schedules"]
+
   before_script:
     - export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
     - apt-get update