diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 64a24b343b..ed9be83dd2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ workflow:
   auto_cancel:
     on_new_commit: interruptible
   rules:
-    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event" || $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH && $CI_OPEN_MERGE_REQUESTS
       when: never
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH && $CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED == 'true'
       # continue running master and release branch pipelines when we do back-to-back merges in case one introduces a regression
       auto_cancel:
         on_new_commit: none
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH != "coverity"
 
 # https://blog.nimbleways.com/let-s-make-faster-gitlab-ci-cd-pipelines/
 variables: