diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 98ba2ae210816234009d2edf9f0e22c4b3b43248..33ecebb40746a677a51dd86697e5b408603769c8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ half_fat_epi_tests:
 
 manual_job:
   when: manual
+  tags:
+    - production
   script:
     - echo "this is a manual job"