Using https://github.com/shyiko/gitlab-ci-build-on-merge-request as mechanism to do this till GitLab adds the feature: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/23902
Using https://github.com/shyiko/gitlab-ci-build-on-merge-request as mechanism to do this till GitLab adds the feature: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/23902