diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 71a3525456414dac754c7bf52baee877b604985a..06ab608e2040839ed08f31ae903f1b4494614fbb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ tests:debian:
 tests:debian_with_bubblewrap:
   image: $CONTAINER_REGISTRY:debian
   stage: test
+  allow_failure: true
   script:
     - python3-coverage run --branch -m unittest discover -s tests/
     - python3-coverage report --fail-under=100 -m --include 'libmat2/*'