diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 28d7703e3..21a376c81 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -95,8 +95,7 @@ update-demo:
     HELM_REPO: https://gitlab.tt-rss.org/tt-rss/helm-charts/tt-rss
   script:
     - git clone ${HELM_REPO} chart
-    - helm template tt-rss-demo chart --values .helm/values-demo.yaml --set imageTag=${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}
     - helm upgrade --atomic --install tt-rss-demo chart --values .helm/values-demo.yaml --set imageTag=${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}
   rules:
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH && $CI_REGISTRY_USER != null
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH && $CI_REGISTRY_USER != null && $UPDATE_DEMO == "true"