diff --git a/security-scanner/security_scanner/gitlab.py b/security-scanner/security_scanner/gitlab.py
index 4602428..fc587b8 100644
--- a/security-scanner/security_scanner/gitlab.py
+++ b/security-scanner/security_scanner/gitlab.py
@@ -34,3 +34,6 @@ class GitLab:
         target = FileWriter(destPath)
         artifact = self._project.jobs.get(job_id).artifact(sourcePath, streamed=True, action=target)
         del(target)
+
+    def createPipeline(self, ref):
+        pipeline = self._project.pipelines.create({'ref': ref})
diff --git a/security-scanner/security_scanner/main.py b/security-scanner/security_scanner/main.py
index a4a7db2..27a46e1 100644
--- a/security-scanner/security_scanner/main.py
+++ b/security-scanner/security_scanner/main.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ def main(argv):
         job = gitlab.getLastSuccessfulJob('master', 'squashfs_master')
         gitlab.downloadArtifact(job, 'images/debian-' + distro + '.dpkg-list', 'debian-' + distro + '.dpkg-list')
         if checkDebianDistro(distro) > 0:
-            print("triggering build")
+            ref = job.attributes['ref']
+            print("creating pipeline for reference {}".format(ref))
             pprint(job.attributes)
-            job.play()
+            gitlab.createPipeline(ref)