diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 74e005abe2b2807587ed133afec95abb0e30baa4..3e28a1685c64ba88020c82285948b5c495db2663 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ pages:
 .staging_template: &staging_definition
    stage: staging
    image: docker:latest
-   when: manual
    only:
      - master
    before_script: