diff --git a/gitlab-ci.yml b/gitlab-ci.yml
index 88bd5afd..0a93c318 100644
--- a/gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
 # GitLab CI for Laravel 12
 # Save this file as: .gitlab-ci.yml
 
+default:
+  tags:
+    - runner1
+
 workflow:
   rules:
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_MESSAGE =~ /(\[ci skip\]|\[skip ci\])/i'
+      when: never
     - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"'
+      when: always
     - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'
+      when: always
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG'
+      when: always
+    - when: always
 
 stages:
   - validate