diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 76b18ba9991b4cf0dd67fe9782628d1aaa1816e5..d5149753863ef765e7f2cb04efe0593224e29ac3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ push dev workflow:
         - docker push marconi.aoc.nrao.edu/workspaces/workflow:$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_SOURCE_BRANCH_NAME
         - docker push marconi.aoc.nrao.edu/workspaces/workflow:dev
     rules:
-        - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event" && $CI_COMMIT_MESSAGE =~ /\A(?i)Merge/'
+        - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event" && $CI_COMMIT_MESSAGE =~ /\A(?i)Merge/ && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == "development"'
     # needs: ["build dev workflow"]
 
 push dev capability:
@@ -84,10 +84,8 @@ push dev capability:
         - docker tag marconi.aoc.nrao.edu/workspaces/capability:$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_SOURCE_BRANCH_NAME marconi.aoc.nrao.edu/workspaces/capability:dev
         - docker push marconi.aoc.nrao.edu/workspaces/capability:$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA
         - docker push marconi.aoc.nrao.edu/workspaces/capability:$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_SOURCE_BRANCH_NAME
-    only:
-        - development
-    # rules:
-        # - if: ('$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"' && $CI_COMMIT_MESSAGE =~ /\A(?i)Merge/)
+    rules:
+        - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event" && $CI_COMMIT_MESSAGE =~ /\A(?i)Merge/ && $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == "development"'
     # needs: ["build dev capability"]
 
 # Cleanup