diff --git a/ghaf-main-pipeline.groovy b/ghaf-main-pipeline.groovy
index 3b6bb6c..85d949d 100644
--- a/ghaf-main-pipeline.groovy
+++ b/ghaf-main-pipeline.groovy
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ properties([
   githubProjectProperty(displayName: '', projectUrlStr: REPO_URL),
 ])
 
+def run_type_description = '''
+normal - executing all configured build and test stages normally<br>
+setup  - only reloading configuration, not running futher stages
+'''
+
 // Record failed target(s)
 def failedTargets = []
 
@@ -86,13 +91,44 @@ pipeline {
   triggers {
      pollSCM('* * * * *')
   }
+  parameters {
+    choice name: 'RUN_TYPE',
+      choices: ['normal', 'setup' ],
+      description: run_type_description
+  }
   options {
     disableConcurrentBuilds()
     timestamps ()
     buildDiscarder(logRotator(numToKeepStr: '100'))
   }
   stages {
+
+    stage('Setup') {
+      when {
+        anyOf {
+          triggeredBy 'JobDslCause';
+          environment name: 'RUN_TYPE', value: 'setup'
+        }
+      }
+      steps {
+        script {
+          String note = 'Project configuration parsed.'
+          echo note
+          currentBuild.description = note
+          currentBuild.result = 'NOT_BUILT'
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     stage('Checkout') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          anyOf {
+            triggeredBy 'JobDslCause';
+            environment name: 'RUN_TYPE', value: 'setup'
+          }
+        }
+      }
       steps {
         script { utils = load "utils.groovy" }
         dir(WORKDIR) {
@@ -110,6 +146,14 @@ pipeline {
     }
 
     stage('Evaluate') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          anyOf {
+            triggeredBy 'JobDslCause';
+            environment name: 'RUN_TYPE', value: 'setup'
+          }
+        }
+      }
       steps {
         dir(WORKDIR) {
           script {
@@ -121,6 +165,14 @@ pipeline {
     }
 
     stage('Build targets') {
+      when {
+        not {
+          anyOf {
+            triggeredBy 'JobDslCause';
+            environment name: 'RUN_TYPE', value: 'setup'
+          }
+        }
+      }
       steps {
         script {
           parallel target_jobs