diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/container-template.yml b/.gitlab-ci.d/container-template.yml
index 82c1b69e8d..8c7311cca5 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.d/container-template.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.d/container-template.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,5 @@
     - docker logout
   rules:
     # because we want to enable this for scheduled runs we also have to replicate the normal rules
-    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"'
-    - if: '$CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == $QEMU_CI_UPSTREAM && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^staging/'
-    - if: '$QEMU_CI && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE != $QEMU_CI_UPSTREAM'
+    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule" && $CI_PROJECT_NAMESPACE == $QEMU_CI_UPSTREAM'
+    - !reference [.base_job_template, rules]