diff --git a/scripts/ci/setup/gitlab-runner.yml b/scripts/ci/setup/gitlab-runner.yml
index 7025935487..76aeaf4ee9 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/setup/gitlab-runner.yml
+++ b/scripts/ci/setup/gitlab-runner.yml
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@
         url: "https://packages.gitlab.com/install/repositories/runner/gitlab-runner/script.deb.sh"
         mode: 0755
       when:
-        - ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Ubuntu'
+        - ansible_facts['distribution'] in ['Ubuntu', 'Debian']
 
     - name: Run gitlab-runner repo setup script (DEB)
       shell: "/root/script.deb.sh"
       when:
-        - ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Ubuntu'
+        - ansible_facts['distribution'] in ['Ubuntu', 'Debian']
 
     - name: Install gitlab-runner (DEB)
       ansible.builtin.apt:
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
           update_cache: yes
           state: present
       when:
-        - ansible_facts['distribution'] == 'Ubuntu'
+        - ansible_facts['distribution'] in ['Ubuntu', 'Debian']
 
     # RPM setup
     - name: Get gitlab-runner repo setup script (RPM)