diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 510cfa6d9afb04be1edc7d6ad400609423464c66..1014440abe046337fde60f049894933f0673b9bc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -261,6 +261,10 @@ before_script:
 # stage: deploy-special
   MOVED_TO_GROUP_VARS: "true"
 
+.ubuntu_cilium_sep_variables: &ubuntu_cilium_sep_variables
+# stage: deploy-special
+  MOVED_TO_GROUP_VARS: "true"
+  
 .rhel7_weave_variables: &rhel7_weave_variables
 # stage: deploy-part1
   MOVED_TO_GROUP_VARS: "true"
@@ -470,6 +474,17 @@ gce_coreos-cilium:
   except: ['triggers']
   only: ['master', /^pr-.*$/]
 
+gce_ubuntu-cilium-sep:
+  stage: deploy-special
+  <<: *job
+  <<: *gce
+  variables:
+    <<: *gce_variables
+    <<: *ubuntu_cilium_sep_variables
+  when: manual
+  except: ['triggers']
+  only: ['master', /^pr-.*$/]
+
 gce_rhel7-weave:
   stage: deploy-part2
   <<: *job