diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7974ac4e82..64bed300a6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ variables:
   XEN_REGISTRY: registry.gitlab.com/xen-project/xen
   SELECTED_JOBS_ONLY:
     description: "Regex to select only some jobs, must be enclosed with /. For example /job1|job2/"
+    value: "/.*/"
 
 workflow:
   name: "$CI_PIPELINE_SCHEDULE_DESCRIPTION"
diff --git a/automation/gitlab-ci/analyze.yaml b/automation/gitlab-ci/analyze.yaml
index e9a8f9d544..a472692fcb 100644
--- a/automation/gitlab-ci/analyze.yaml
+++ b/automation/gitlab-ci/analyze.yaml
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@
   rules:
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"
       when: never
-    - if: $SELECTED_JOBS_ONLY && $CI_JOB_NAME =~ $SELECTED_JOBS_ONLY
-    - if: $SELECTED_JOBS_ONLY
+    - if: $CI_JOB_NAME !~ $SELECTED_JOBS_ONLY
       when: never
     - if: $WTOKEN && $CI_PROJECT_PATH =~ /^xen-project\/people\/.*$/
       when: manual
@@ -172,6 +171,8 @@ eclair-ARM64-amd:
   rules:
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE != "schedule"
       when: never
+    - if: $CI_JOB_NAME !~ $SELECTED_JOBS_ONLY
+      when: never
     - !reference [.eclair-analysis, rules]
 
 eclair-x86_64-allrules:on-schedule:
diff --git a/automation/gitlab-ci/build.yaml b/automation/gitlab-ci/build.yaml
index 4cb52fe597..e9e04e37d4 100644
--- a/automation/gitlab-ci/build.yaml
+++ b/automation/gitlab-ci/build.yaml
@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@
       - binaries/
     when: always
   needs: []
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_JOB_NAME =~ $SELECTED_JOBS_ONLY
+      when: manual
 
 .yocto-test-arm64:
   extends: .yocto-test
@@ -261,6 +264,9 @@
 .test-jobs-artifact-common:
   stage: build
   needs: []
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_JOB_NAME =~ $SELECTED_JOBS_ONLY
+      when: on_success
 
 # Arm test artifacts
 
@@ -468,20 +474,17 @@ yocto-qemuarm64:
   extends: .yocto-test-arm64
   variables:
     YOCTO_BOARD: qemuarm64
-  when: manual
 
 yocto-qemuarm:
   extends: .yocto-test-arm64
   variables:
     YOCTO_BOARD: qemuarm
     YOCTO_OUTPUT: --copy-output
-  when: manual
 
 yocto-qemux86-64:
   extends: .yocto-test-x86-64
   variables:
     YOCTO_BOARD: qemux86-64
-  when: manual
 
 # Cppcheck analysis jobs