diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index feaa19b9b3736b83250ea2da46688b487cc4acc2..94c563089eba40cb25c5e97b578727a94d904a4d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ update-transifex:
 build-tarballs:
   stage: tarballs
   only:
+    variables:
     - $TARBALLS_TRIGGER_VERSION
   script:
     - mkdir ../fusiondirectory-$VERSION/