diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual.yml b/.github/workflows/manual.yml
index 8cb908bd9..e367f1a30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo install -o root -g root -m 0755 kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
 
       - name: run tests
+        continue-on-error: true
         uses: ./.github/actions/run-tests
         with:
           namespace: "manual-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.event.inputs.testbed }}"