diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ab30333d658f2e6c6c22973763d66c7185f65c75..c54b5bb4d9a21ade0b907db710e2d00d8e6c2000 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -353,13 +353,8 @@ test-dns:
     - *debug_information
     - cd ansible/
     - pytest -v -s -m 'dns' --connection=ansible --ansible-inventory=${CLUSTER_DIR}/inventory.yml --hosts='ansible://*'
-  rules:
-    - changes:
-        - .gitlab-ci.yml
-        - ansible/**/*
-        - flux/**/*
-        - test/**/*
-        - openappstack/**/*
+  extends:
+    - .general_rules
   interruptible: true
 
 setup-openappstack:
@@ -653,15 +648,9 @@ testinfra:
     - *debug_information
     - cd ansible/
     - pytest -v -s -m 'testinfra' --connection=ansible --ansible-inventory=${CLUSTER_DIR}/inventory.yml --hosts='ansible://*'
-  rules:
-    - changes:
-        - .gitlab-ci.yml
-        - ansible/**/*
-        - flux/**/*
-        - test/**/*
-        - openappstack/**/*
   extends:
     - .ssh_setup
+    - .general_rules
   interruptible: true
 
 prometheus-stack-alerts: