diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9d7195ed2a..1157f3d71b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ before_script:
 
 workflow:
   rules:
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH != $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
     - if: $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_IID
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
 
 include:
   - local: .gitlab/CI/recompile.yml
diff --git a/.gitlab/CI/recompile.yml b/.gitlab/CI/recompile.yml
index 63b8e0ef7a..5f481107e0 100644
--- a/.gitlab/CI/recompile.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/CI/recompile.yml
@@ -4,13 +4,7 @@
     - veloren-docker
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME !~ /^master$/
-      # No '-' here is *very* important: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/yaml/#complex-rule-clauses
-      changes:
-        - "**/*.{glsl,rs,ron,toml,vox,png}"
-        - "rust-toolchain"
-        - "Cargo.lock"
-        - ".gitlab-ci.yml"
-        - "**/*.yml"
+      when: manual
 
 # like .recompile-branch but will run on master too
 .recompile: