diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8492b8ce1b7087ac0e86c2a41ab944595f02d4e9..321a74d64824e64276c6884495192ec49d130e93 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -160,8 +160,7 @@ deploy-to-production:
     url: "https://monitoring.private.storage/"
 
 update-nixpkgs:
-  # <<: *RUN_ON_SCHEDULE
-  <<: *RUN_ON_MERGE_REQUEST
+  <<: *RUN_ON_SCHEDULE
   script:
     - |
       ./ci-tools/with-ssh-agent ./ci-tools/update-nixpkgs whetstone.private.storage PrivateStorage/PrivateStorageio "$CI_PROJECT_ID"