diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 55a9297024d47a348eb092cd6af1a00d8549bdaf..64de32b3bfc4f7c455a1ca938577ea56f339c6e8 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -144,8 +144,10 @@ eva-domains:
   <<: *eva_template
   <<: *eva_domains
   only:
+    refs:
+      - merge_requests
     variables:
-      - $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_LABELS == "Eva"
+      - $CI_MERGE_REQUEST_LABELS =~ /.*,?Eva,?.*/
 
 eva-domains-nightly:
   <<: *eva_template