diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3ba862ab0..1362abc71 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ variables:
 
 fedora-meson-x86_64:
   stage: build
+  except:
+    - tags
   variables:
    CFLAGS: "-coverage -ftest-coverage -fprofile-arcs"
   script:
@@ -24,8 +26,6 @@ fedora-meson-x86_64:
     - cd ..
     - mkdir -p _coverage
     - lcov --rc lcov_branch_coverage=1 --directory . --capture --no-external --output-file "_coverage/${CI_JOB_NAME}.lcov"
-  except:
-    - tags
   artifacts:
     name: "glib-${CI_JOB_NAME}-${CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME}"
     when: always
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ fedora-meson-mingw64:
 
 msys2-mingw32:
   stage: build
+  except:
+    - tags
   tags:
     - win32
   variables:
@@ -76,6 +78,8 @@ msys2-mingw32:
 
 vs2017-x64:
   stage: build
+  except:
+    - tags
   tags:
     - win32
   script:
@@ -98,13 +102,13 @@ coverage:
 
 pages:
   stage: deploy
+  only:
+    - master
   script:
     - mv _coverage/ public/
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - public
-  only:
-    - master
 
 dist-job:
   stage: build