diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ea182dad5285487c9780432bc1b0e91765850a31..588f65e6fa942d43ed4677008c447f1d7ca91abb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ deploy-to-production:
     url: "https://monitoring.private.storage/"
 
 update-nixpkgs:
-  <<: *RUN_ON_SCHEDULE
+  # <<: *RUN_ON_SCHEDULE
+  <<: *RUN_ON_MERGE_REQUEST
   script:
     - "./ci-tools/update-nixpkgs"