diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index c3d27a8..62d41c6 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ steps:
       registry: git.autonomic.zone
       context: astro
       dockerfile: astro/Dockerfile
-    trigger: &exclude-event-custom
+    when: &exclude-event-custom
       branch:
         - main
       event:
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ steps:
       context: payload
       dockerfile: payload/Dockerfile
       target: dev
-    trigger: 
-      << *exclude-event-custom
+    when: 
+      <<: *exclude-event-custom
 
   - name: publish payload prod container
     image: plugins/docker
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ steps:
       username: 3wordchant
       repo: git.autonomic.zone/autonomic-cooperative/astro-payload-test-payload
       target: prod
-    trigger: 
-      << *exclude-event-custom
+    when: 
+      <<: *exclude-event-custom
 
   - name: deploy stack
     image: git.coopcloud.tech/coop-cloud/stack-ssh-deploy:latest
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ steps:
       PAYLOAD_URL: "https://admin.paystro.swarm-demo.autonomic.zone"
     depends_on:
       - publish payload prod container
-    trigger: 
-      << *exclude-event-custom
+    when: 
+      <<: *exclude-event-custom
 
   - name: build astro content
     image: git.autonomic.zone/autonomic-cooperative/astro-payload-test-astro:latest