diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5bc4d67..41a862d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 update-ip:
+  stage: utility
   image: python:3.10.8-slim-buster
+  rules:
+  - if: '$NEW_IP != ""'
+  allow_failure: true
   when: manual
   before_script:
   - apt-get update