diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 05e0213d..9ae34541 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ name: api
 steps:
   - name: "Sync upstream to local"
     image: nixery.dev/shell/git/openssh
+    when:
+      event:
+        - cron
     environment:
       GITEA_SSH_KEY:
         from_secret: gitea_ssh_key
@@ -30,6 +33,8 @@ steps:
     when:
       status:
         - success
+      event:
+        - cron
     depends_on:
       - "Sync upstream to local"
     environment:
@@ -56,6 +61,8 @@ steps:
     when:
       status:
         - success
+      event:
+        - cron
     depends_on:
       - "Sync core with upstream"
     settings:
@@ -72,6 +79,8 @@ steps:
     when:
       status:
         - failure
+      event:
+        - cron
     depends_on:
       - "Sync core with upstream"
     environment:
@@ -82,11 +91,13 @@ steps:
       - echo "$$TEA_CONFIG" > ~/.config/tea/config.yml
       - tea pulls create --base core --head devos
 
-  - name: Notify failure
+  - name: "Notify failure"
     image: plugins/matrix
     when:
       status:
         - success
+      event:
+        - cron
     depends_on:
       - "Open pull request for failed merge"
     settings: