diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 24f0473c9911c287b496f83f0f48ffeff82d4913..6acd757b7b632a1a282a0548c09fdecabcadccbc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ upload:production:
 
 link-check:
     stage: validate
+    rules:
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH != $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
     variables:
       CRAWLER_URL: https://preview.docs.fitko.dev/fit-connect/$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG/docs
       CRAWLER_DOMAIN: preview.docs.fitko.dev/fit-connect/$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG/docs