diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f44e297..5ffb95a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ x86_64:build:
   stage: build
   script:
   - if [ -f init ]; then chmod 500 init; fi
-  - docker pull ${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}:${CACHETAG} || true
+  - ([ -z "$REFRESH" ] && docker pull ${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}:${CACHETAG}) || echo "true"
   - docker build --cache-from ${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}:${CACHETAG} -t ${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}:${VERSION} -t ${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}:${CACHETAG} .
   - docker push ${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}:${VERSION}
   - docker push ${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}:${CACHETAG}