diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ead1dad7ff71438d9481b2a7a7e0e6feb848999f..fa3975fb11d0bab3630991f3d512280ce6965620 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ unittests-mariadb:
 unittests-mysql:
   tags: [ docker ]
   stage: test
+  # Should not stop the pipeline from continuing.
+  allow_failure: true
   services:
     - name: mysql:8.0
       command: ["--default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password"]