diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a085aa9e309..16eaf94f7e0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ lint-salt-full:
     key: nox-lint-cache
     paths:
       - .nox
+  only:
+    refs:
+      - schedules
   script:
     - python --version
     - pip3 install -U nox-py2==2019.6.25
@@ -54,6 +57,9 @@ lint-tests-full:
     key: nox-lint-cache
     paths:
       - .nox
+  only:
+    refs:
+      - schedules
   script:
     - python --version
     - pip3 install -U nox-py2==2019.6.25
@@ -74,6 +80,9 @@ docs-build-html:
     key: nox-docs-cache
     paths:
       - .nox
+  only:
+    refs:
+      - schedules
   script:
     - python --version
     - pip install -U nox-py2==2019.6.25
@@ -89,6 +98,9 @@ docs-build-man-pages:
     key: nox-docs-cache
     paths:
       - .nox
+  only:
+    refs:
+      - schedules
   script:
     - python --version
     - pip install -U nox-py2==2019.6.25
diff --git a/cicd/kitchen_template.yml b/cicd/kitchen_template.yml
index 91eb48a07da..99aad6f59cc 100644
--- a/cicd/kitchen_template.yml
+++ b/cicd/kitchen_template.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
   stage: test
   tags:
     - saltstack-kitchen
+  only:
+    refs:
+      - schedules
   variables:
     FORCE_FULL: 'true'
     GOLDEN_IMAGES_CI_BRANCH: master