diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2f2771402b2c2a625736330446783ac51c7d6230..482affafb12a15f9ad6ce7bf2e88c8094522a4f2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1871,4 +1871,5 @@ continuous_benchmark_trigger:
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_PROJECT_PATH == "walberla/walberla" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
       when: on_success
-    - when: manual
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+    - when: manual
+      needs: [ ]
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