diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index fb77763ae2b556d9460506837bd172187c3a8983..4fc5ad367c727a92275fd0c643b95e14dc6c7b77 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -413,14 +413,12 @@ set-meili-env:prod:
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - zot-articles.json
-  rules:
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main" || $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "dev"
 
 sync-zotero:dev:
   extends: .sync-zotero
   when: manual
   rules:
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "dev"
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH != "main"
 
 sync-zotero:prod:
   extends: .sync-zotero