1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/seed/build.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/seed/build.rb
index 901208f325a..93106b96af2 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/seed/build.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/pipeline/seed/build.rb
@@ -54,9 +54,11 @@ module Gitlab
           end
 
           def errors
-            return unless included?
-
             strong_memoize(:errors) do
+              # We check rules errors before checking "included?" because rules affects its inclusion status.
+              next rules_errors if rules_errors
+              next unless included?
+
               [needs_errors, variable_expansion_errors].compact.flatten
             end
           end
@@ -168,6 +170,12 @@ module Gitlab
             end
           end
 
+          def rules_errors
+            strong_memoize(:rules_errors) do
+              ["Failed to parse rule for #{name}: #{rules_result.errors.join(', ')}"] if rules_result.errors.present?
+            end
+          end
+
           def evaluate_context
             strong_memoize(:evaluate_context) do
               Gitlab::Ci::Build::Context::Build.new(@pipeline, @seed_attributes)