diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c4b8495224ad81ae2eebe81b0087319422da1969..02856663bf4ff41c9c228946edfbf76e18a713ff 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ stages:
 
 lint-helm:
   stage: check
+  needs: []
   image:
     name: alpine/helm:3.5.2
     entrypoint: [""]
@@ -315,6 +316,7 @@ deploy-theodolite:
 
 test-slo-checker-lag-trend:
   stage: test
+  needs: []
   image: python:3.7-slim
   tags:
     - exec-docker
@@ -326,6 +328,7 @@ test-slo-checker-lag-trend:
 
 test-slo-checker-dropped-records-kstreams:
   stage: test
+  needs: []
   image: python:3.7-slim
   tags:
     - exec-docker