diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d5e3b3b8d1eaff6523624ee2582119c8fde4f0f7..d962685b9aea6653e878362a192faa1af012f209 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ include:
       fixture: .setup
   - component: gitlab.jsc.fz-juelich.de/exacb/catalog/jureap/jube@main
     rules:
-      - when: never
+      - if: $QUICKSTART_RUN_STRONG_SMALL == "true"
     inputs:
       prefix: "quickstart.exacb.strong.small"
       variant: "strong.small"