diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f99432f7b8e23c77fe87d5814ca1c4caef6a076a..c6c9dc6962180bf35063cae6e8a9f72136391892 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ deploy_testing:
     on_stop: stop_testing
   except:
       - master
+      - merge_requests
   
 deploy_staging:
   stage: deploy