diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d2d87353e0d82fdb945ad2a89f10577f32cdeafb..8abebc7802359d6a6d72ce666576d17c1e0c44ea 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ deploy_staging:
   # Deploy the current image to the production machine.
   <<: *deploy_template
 
-  when: manual
   variables:
     DOCKER_HOST: tcp://uhepp.preview.sauerburger.com:8376/
     DB_PASSWORD: ${STAGING_DB_PASSWORD}