diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7c4a354b..706cfada 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ stages:
     TOOLCHAIN_DIR: $CI_BUILDS_DIR/persist/toolchains
     IMAGE_DIR: $CI_PROJECT_DIR/work/build/tmp/deploy/images
     TOOLCHAIN_LINK_DIR: $CI_PROJECT_DIR/work/build/toolchains
+    DEFAULT_TAG: ""
   before_script:
     - echo KAS_WORK_DIR = $KAS_WORK_DIR
     - echo SSTATE_DIR = $SSTATE_DIR