diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 650cacc01434564d67ccbb25198d3c506d390ee9..a4a2abcb9a61212e8c408793d731d35de76f5ec6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@ create-debian-packages:
 release-for-debian:
   stage: release
   rules:
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^debian\/*$/'
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG && '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^debian\/*$/'
   needs:
     # - job: pytest
     - job: create-debian-packages