diff --git a/ExerciseChecker/.gitlab-ci/06_stageBuild.yml b/ExerciseChecker/.gitlab-ci/06_stageBuild.yml
index a0c6ca411fd86c59aa49fd601563bd262e3ef89f..54a05e7c9b67540f0753347589c0fab959a85b45 100644
--- a/ExerciseChecker/.gitlab-ci/06_stageBuild.yml
+++ b/ExerciseChecker/.gitlab-ci/06_stageBuild.yml
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ build:version:
         # Here docker buildx can use cached images created in previous step
         - docker buildx build --platform $DOCKER_PLATFORMS --file $DOCKERFILE --push --tag $CONTAINER_IMAGE .
     rules:
-        -   if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED == "true" || $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "test"'
\ No newline at end of file
+        -   if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED == "true"
+        -   if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "test"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ExerciseChecker/.gitlab-ci/07_stageClean.yml b/ExerciseChecker/.gitlab-ci/07_stageClean.yml
index 5d3fcbaadf0bf20f7e8787dd25ca620158c46305..e710ca84b83348a7333d074d32546339c1151c1f 100644
--- a/ExerciseChecker/.gitlab-ci/07_stageClean.yml
+++ b/ExerciseChecker/.gitlab-ci/07_stageClean.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ clean:release:
         - !reference [ .get_version, script ]
         - !reference [ .clean_release, script ]
     rules:
-        -   if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED == "true"'
+        -   if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED == "true"
 
 
 clean:packages:
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ clean:packages:
         - !reference [ .get_version, script ]
         - !reference [ .clean_packages, script ]
     rules:
-        -   if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED == "true"'
+        -   if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED == "true"
 
 
 clean:release:dev:
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ clean:release:dev:
         - VERSION="${VERSION}${VERSION_DEV_SUFFIX}"
         - !reference [ .clean_release, script ]
     rules:
-        -   if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
+        -   if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
 
 
 clean:packages:dev:
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ clean:packages:dev:
         - VERSION="${VERSION}${VERSION_DEV_SUFFIX}"
         - !reference [ .clean_packages, script ]
     rules:
-        -   if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
+        -   if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
 
 
 clean:dockerhub:dev:
@@ -72,4 +72,4 @@ clean:dockerhub:dev:
         ## Delete tag
         - 'curl --header "Authorization: JWT ${TOKEN}" --request DELETE "https://hub.docker.com/v2/repositories/${DOCKER_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/tags/${VERSION}/"'
     rules:
-        -   if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
\ No newline at end of file
+        -   if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ExerciseChecker/.gitlab-ci/08_stageUpload.yml b/ExerciseChecker/.gitlab-ci/08_stageUpload.yml
index f5eab6c649da3d6def143b33cb069e039597f34c..e73bbe3b1a72c6376ae0e7a9c866f0ed60aa4786 100644
--- a/ExerciseChecker/.gitlab-ci/08_stageUpload.yml
+++ b/ExerciseChecker/.gitlab-ci/08_stageUpload.yml
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ upload:packages:doc:wiki:
         # Send package
         - 'curl --header "JOB-TOKEN: $CI_JOB_TOKEN" --upload-file ${WIKI_ARCHIVE_PATH} "${PACKAGE_URL_WIKI}";'
     rules:
-        -   if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED == "true"'
\ No newline at end of file
+        -   if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED == "true"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ExerciseChecker/.gitlab-ci/09_stageRelease.yml b/ExerciseChecker/.gitlab-ci/09_stageRelease.yml
index 5d6fdc2eadd544306d2850e02420a5f148ae1952..f78117633fc8b4ab0b748d6d8dbe7f7513016d1a 100644
--- a/ExerciseChecker/.gitlab-ci/09_stageRelease.yml
+++ b/ExerciseChecker/.gitlab-ci/09_stageRelease.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ release:dockerhub:latest:
         # Push latest tag
         - docker buildx imagetools create $CONTAINER_IMAGE --tag $DOCKER_REGISTRY_IMAGE:latest
     rules:
-        -   if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH || $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "test"'
+        -   if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
+        -   if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "test"
 
 
 release:doc:wiki:
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ release:doc:wiki:
         # Push the change back to the master branch of the wiki
         - git push origin "HEAD:main"
     rules:
-        -   if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
+        -   if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
 
 
 release:gitlab:
@@ -100,4 +101,4 @@ release:gitlab:
               --header "JOB-TOKEN: $CI_JOB_TOKEN" \
               --request POST "${GITLAB_API_PROJECT_URL}/releases"
     rules:
-        -   if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED == "true"'
\ No newline at end of file
+        -   if: $CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED == "true"
\ No newline at end of file