diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 488b23e4b55065fcc197086efbfc3993494a177f..c84a421eb6ec4886a7717d4f3cfcf602561c7436 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ test_octave:
       - tests/run_test_octave_output.txt
     when: always
   needs: [ "build_binaries" ]
-  when: manual
 
 test_dynare++:
   stage: test