diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e413342ff82605795f38c5068177e43e547f0e44..55f5e1b9cf3c831e3fabd300d6494c46ff35eae9 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ test:
   dependencies: [cert]
   timeout: 3h
   artifacts:
+    when: on_failure
     paths:
       - caosdb_log.txt
       - mariadb_log.txt