diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cde73f8..9ea302a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-# Minimal CI skeleton for the Theme Song Booth
-# Runs lightweight checks on every push to catch obvious breakage before
-# deployment. No tests yet, so the test job is a placeholder.
-
 stages:
   - check
   - test
@@ -15,9 +11,8 @@ syntax:
     - python -m py_compile app.py models.py config.py init_db.py
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"'
+    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "web"'
 
-# Placeholder for future pytest tests. Currently skips gracefully when no
-# tests are present so the pipeline stays green while tests are being added.
 pytest:
   stage: test
   image: python:3.12-slim
@@ -25,10 +20,11 @@ pytest:
     - pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt pytest
   script:
     - |
-      if find . -type f -name "test_*.py" -o -name "*_test.py" | grep -q .; then
+      if find . -type f \( -name "test_*.py" -o -name "*_test.py" \) | grep -q .; then
         pytest
       else
         echo "No tests found; skipping."
       fi
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"'
+    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "web"'