diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1c07ccd3..4ded5643 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ variables:
   DOCKER_TLS_CERTDIR: ""
   BEC_CORE_BRANCH: "main"
   OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH: "main"
+  CHILD_PIPELINE_BRANCH: "main"
 
 workflow:
   rules:
@@ -31,6 +32,11 @@ stages:
   - End2End
   - Deploy
 
+before_script:
+  - if [[ "$CI_PROJECT_PATH" != "bec/bec_widgets" ]]; then 
+    test -d bec_widgets || git clone --branch $CHILD_PIPELINE_BRANCH https://gitlab.psi.ch/bec/bec_widgets.git; cd bec_widgets;
+    fi
+
 formatter:
   stage: Formatter
   needs: []
@@ -38,6 +44,9 @@ formatter:
     - pip install black isort
     - isort --check --diff --line-length=100 --profile=black --multi-line=3 --trailing-comma ./
     - black --check --diff --color --line-length=100 ./
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_PROJECT_PATH == "bec/bec_widgets"
+
 pylint:
   stage: Formatter
   needs: []
@@ -54,6 +63,8 @@ pylint:
     paths:
       - ./pylint/
     expire_in: 1 week
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_PROJECT_PATH == "bec/bec_widgets"    
 
 pylint-check:
   stage: Formatter
@@ -85,6 +96,8 @@ pylint-check:
     paths:
       - ./pylint/
     expire_in: 1 week
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_PROJECT_PATH == "bec/bec_widgets"    
 
 tests:
   stage: test
@@ -165,6 +178,7 @@ end-2-end-conda:
     - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"'
     - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "web"'
     - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "pipeline"'
+    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "parent_pipeline"'
     - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == "main"'
     - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == "production"'
 
@@ -196,7 +210,7 @@ semver:
 
   allow_failure: false
   rules:
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "main"'
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "main" && $CI_PROJECT_PATH == "bec/bec_widgets"'
 
 pages:
   stage: Deploy
@@ -207,6 +221,6 @@ pages:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG != null'
       variables:
         TARGET_BRANCH: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "main"'
+    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME == "main" && $CI_PROJECT_PATH == "bec/bec_widgets"'
   script:
     - curl -X POST -d "branches=$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME" -d "token=$RTD_TOKEN" https://readthedocs.org/api/v2/webhook/bec_widgets/253243/