diff --git a/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 54aecb3df..c99e9c7e2 100644
--- a/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ stages:
 golangci-lint:
   image: golangci/golangci-lint:v1.39.0
   stage: lint
+  except:
+    - schedules
   extends: .go-cache
   allow_failure: false
   rules:
@@ -34,6 +36,8 @@ golangci-lint:
 
 build lattice:
   stage: test
+  except:
+    - schedules
   image: node:14
   variables:
     CI: "false"
@@ -54,6 +58,8 @@ build lattice:
 
 run jest tests:
   stage: test
+  except:
+    - schedules
   image: node:14
   variables:
     CI: "true"
@@ -70,6 +76,8 @@ run jest tests:
 
 run go tests:
   stage: test
+  except:
+    - schedules
   image: golang:$GOVERSION
   extends: .go-cache
   rules:
@@ -84,6 +92,8 @@ run go tests:
 
 run go tests future:
   stage: test
+  except:
+    - schedules
   image: golang:1.17.3
   extends: .go-cache
   rules:
@@ -99,6 +109,8 @@ run go tests future:
 
 run go tests with output:
   stage: test
+  except:
+    - schedules
   image: golang:$GOVERSION
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"'
@@ -111,6 +123,8 @@ run go tests with output:
 
 upload to sonarcloud:
   stage: test
+  except:
+    - schedules
   image: sonarsource/sonar-scanner-cli:4.6
   variables:
     SONAR_TOKEN: $SONAR_TOKEN
@@ -125,6 +139,8 @@ upload to sonarcloud:
     
 build for linux amd64:
   stage: build
+  except:
+    - schedules
   image: golang:$GOVERSION
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"'
@@ -140,6 +156,8 @@ build for linux amd64:
 
 build for linux arm64:
   stage: build
+  except:
+    - schedules
   image: golang:$GOVERSION
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"'
@@ -155,6 +173,8 @@ build for linux arm64:
 
 build for darwin amd64:
   stage: build
+  except:
+    - schedules
   image: golang:$GOVERSION
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"'
@@ -170,6 +190,8 @@ build for darwin amd64:
 
 build for darwin arm64:
   stage: build
+  except:
+    - schedules
   image: golang:$GOVERSION
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"'
@@ -186,6 +208,8 @@ build for darwin arm64:
 package for linux amd64:
   stage: build
   image: golang:$GOVERSION
+  except:
+    - schedules
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"'
   variables:
@@ -204,6 +228,8 @@ package for linux amd64:
 build container fb:
   image: docker:stable
   stage: build
+  except:
+    - schedules
   needs:
     - "build for linux amd64"
   tags:
@@ -222,6 +248,8 @@ build container fb:
 # diabling for now - will come back and refactor POK
 # deploy node for linux amd64:
 #  stage: integration
+#  except:
+#    - schedules
 #  image: registry.gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cloud-deploy/aws-base:latest
 #  variables:
 #    PROFILE: "default"
@@ -256,9 +284,11 @@ gauntlet:
     AWS_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: $AWS_FBCI_SSH_KEY
     AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: $AWS_FBCI_ACCESS_KEY_ID
     AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: $AWS_FBCI_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
-  # TODO: For now, run always
-  rules:
-    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
+#  rules:
+#    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
+  only:
+    - schedules
+    - web
   before_script:
     - apt-get update && apt-get install -y gnupg software-properties-common curl git
     - curl -fsSL https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com/gpg | apt-key add -
@@ -284,7 +314,6 @@ gauntlet:
     - export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin
   script:
     - ./qa/scripts/setupSamsungGauntlet.sh
-    - ./qa/scripts/testSamsungGauntlet.sh
+#    - ./qa/scripts/testSamsungGauntlet.sh
   after_script:
-    - ./qa/scripts/teardownSamsungGauntlet.sh
-  needs: ["build for linux arm64"]
+    - ./qa/scripts/teardownSamsungGauntlet.sh
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