diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 23e1379e0c5530bcbaa5b261a4b58293294246ee..ead4e75b1e72e5c0d0901054082bdeb83fad301a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ checks:juggler:
     JUGGLER_EICD_VERSION: "$EIC_DATA_MODEL_VERSION"
   trigger:
     project: EIC/juggler
+    branch: prepare-removal-eicd-vector
     strategy: depend
 
       #benchmarks:physics: