diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6183be5caf2b15356c1357d3a9e2cadfd7661d5e..f83a07efaa77a20b90b1029e55d442753f5791b5 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ jug_xl:nightly:
   interruptible: true
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'
-      when: never
+      when: always
   artifacts:
       expire_in: 1 days
       paths: