diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cccda3d7dfed954018b56035a139092cb67ecd83..bc7f41decfb33f30eaae4224a536c8b1a7499300 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ cache:
     - venv/
 
 prepare_code:
-  when: manual
   image: lb584/ews_coordinator:latest
   script:
     - python3 -V  # Print out python version for debugging