diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a34446ae45021d53c4c604353341edfe5f2fd84d..e72d00c4e5cd99807c8429fe9df463df860f37df 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@ doc:
 
 docker:
   <<: *test_nodep
+  only:  # trigger only for repos in our control (requires dind runner)
+    - branches@knot/knot-resolver
+    - branches@knot/security/knot-resolver
   image: docker:latest
   tags:
     - dind