diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 471791a..8ab848c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -36,9 +36,12 @@ test:
   rules:
     - changes:
       - src/
-    - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == "master"'
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG'
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "master"'
+    - if: $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+      changes:
+        - src/
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
+      changes:
+        - src/
   script:
     - dnf --setopt=cachedir=$(pwd)/.dnf_cache --setopt=keepcache=True install -y node npm
     - make deps-install
@@ -47,8 +50,8 @@ test:
 build:
   stage: build
   rules:
-    - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == "master"'
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG'
+    - if: $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
   script:
     - dnf --setopt=cachedir=$(pwd)/.dnf_cache --setopt=keepcache=True install -y gnome-shell gettext
     - make build