diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2ae194b680d817ca3019aa804e53d8ae09e62384..74f09c03acbe034490ef58d186affd5b88bcdde2 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 image: gitlab-registry.mpcdf.mpg.de/nomad-lab/nomad-fair/ci-runner:latest
 
+default:
+  tags:
+    # Necessary to select the right CI runner
+    - cloud
+
 variables:
   DOCKER_TAG: ${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}