diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9bcd0ca6b494b1d7f21ed0153cbabd09f4f67895..93cde3ed52bb4f49c6b39c246f88cf0942b72135 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ clean:
   script:
     - source ./$NECTAR_ALLOCATION-openrc.sh
     - bash -x ./CICD/heat/heatcicdwrapper.sh delete_if_exists $STACKNAME
+  when: manual 
   only:
     variables:
       - $EXTENDED != null
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