diff --git a/conventional_commits/.gitlab-ci.yml b/conventional_commits/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cbf2657..721cf82 100644
--- a/conventional_commits/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/conventional_commits/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@
       when: never
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG'
       when: never
+    - if: "$CI_COMMIT_AUTHOR =='nfc_bot <helpdesk@nofusscomputing.com>'"
+      when: never
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "master"'
       when: always
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH'