diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5e9622b96..bc832a67e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -269,6 +269,8 @@ build_api_schema:
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /(stable|develop)/
     - changes: [api/**/*]
+    # Add build_docs rules because it depends on the build_api_schema artifact
+    - changes: [docs/**/*]
 
   image: $CI_REGISTRY/funkwhale/ci/python-funkwhale-api:3.11
   services: