diff --git a/.idf_ci.toml b/.idf_ci.toml
index c79ce7dc432..6cc9aba8c16 100644
--- a/.idf_ci.toml
+++ b/.idf_ci.toml
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ patterns = [
 
 [gitlab.artifacts.s3.configs.longterm]
 bucket = "longterm"
-if_clause = 'CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "master"'
+if_clause = 'CI_COMMIT_REF_PROTECTED == "true"'
 patterns = [
     '**/build*/size*.json',
 ]