diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c5eef928502805cf18387e6693ec52b2345116d5..1c1d40f09931335f76f3be5474e4ac286be886af 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -34,12 +34,21 @@ variables:
     - chmod 700 ~/.ssh
 
 stages:
+  - debug
   - build   
   - publish
   - deploy
   - test-deployment
   - cleanup
 
+debug:
+  stage: debug
+  script:
+    - echo $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH
+    - echo $MANUAL_FULL_DEPLOY_TESTING
+    - echo $CI_COMMIT_TAG
+    - echo $MANUAL_FULL_DEPLOY_PRODUCTION
+
 
 build-custom-image:
   stage: build
@@ -88,7 +97,7 @@ full-deploy-testing:
 light-deploy-testing:
   stage: deploy
   rules:
-    - if: ($CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main" && ($MANUAL_FULL_DEPLOY_TESTING == "" || $MANUAL_FULL_DEPLOY_TESTING == "false"))
+    - if: ($CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main" && $MANUAL_FULL_DEPLOY_TESTING !~ /true/ )
 
   <<: *ssh_setup
   environment: Testing