Correcting the initial build

.gitlab-ci.yml

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ check_image:
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH
       changes:
+        - "**/*"
     - if: '$CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME == "main"'
       when: never
 
@@ -30,8 +31,6 @@ initial_build:
   script:
     # specify auths for kaniko executor
     - echo "{\"auths\":{\"$CI_REGISTRY\":{\"username\":\"$CI_REGISTRY_USER\",\"password\":\"$CI_REGISTRY_PASSWORD\"}}}" > /kaniko/.docker/config.json
-    # check if dockers images exists
-    - if crane manifest $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH; then export DOCKER_LATEST_IMAGE_EXISTS=true; else export DOCKER_LATEST_IMAGE_EXISTS=false; fi
     # if the image does not exist, build it
     - if $DOCKER_LATEST_IMAGE_EXISTS=false; then /kaniko/executor --context $CI_PROJECT_DIR --dockerfile $CI_PROJECT_DIR/Dockerfile --destination $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH; else echo "Docker image already exists"; fi
   rules: # if the image is pushed into main branch, the build_main job will run