diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/templates/service.yaml b/.azure-pipelines/templates/service.yaml
index 33382787c..d07e5e079 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/templates/service.yaml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/templates/service.yaml
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ jobs:
       - ImageBuild_${{parameters.service.name}}
       - ${{ each dep in parameters.service.dependsOn }}:
         - ${{ dep }}
-    condition: and(in(dependencies.ImageBuild_${{parameters.service.name}}.result, 'Succeeded', 'Skipped'), ${{ reduce(parameters.service.dependsOn, true, and(#acc, eq(dependencies.#acc.result, 'Succeeded')), #result)) }})
-    # reduce(parameters.service.dependsOn, true, and(#acc, eq(dependencies.#acc.result, 'Succeeded')), #result))
+    condition: or(succeeded(), skipped())
+    # condition: and(in(dependencies.ImageBuild_${{parameters.service.name}}.result, 'Succeeded', 'Skipped'), not(in(${{ parameters.service.dependsOn }})))
     container:
       # TODO: use BuildNumber instead of latest in update branches
       # image: devfra.azurecr.io/de.fraport.fradrive.build/frontend:$(Build.BuildNumber)