diff --git a/.gitlab/ci_templates/dummy_job.yml b/.gitlab/ci_templates/dummy_job.yml
index c51e43a3030cdfa23d1b342ef5ba82b3553002cc..7f467542044882e32e2b7fd2b5ea68383ad2a6b2 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci_templates/dummy_job.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci_templates/dummy_job.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,4 @@ dummy-job:
   - echo "nonetheless, useful for situations where CI rules would not trigger"
   - echo "a pipeline automatically, i.e. changes to renovate.json"
   - echo "(see https://open.greenhost.net/stackspin/wordpress-helm/-/merge_requests/127#note_38728)"
-  # Setting this job to manual (optional) doesn't work when no other
-  # job is run.
-  # when: manual
+  when: manual