diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d9ced8c8360ec264428555e7069572e9472f7bbd..c33dd3d458f18aef6c2b5d89b60752ef182e7e17 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ review_destroy:
     - terraform/environments/scripts/destroy-env.sh $CI_ENVIRONMENT_SLUG
   # can't use rules here: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/34077
   when: manual
-  allow_failure: false
+  allow_failure: true
   except:
     - main
     - production