diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f4bcf42d98e18d0bcf17f5692330fe2b75b51127..ed93210fb931505a308f057358a92b014ac21675 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ epi_fit:
   when: manual
   stage: epi-fit
   extends: .before_script
+  allow_failure: false
   tags: ["ewas-production"]
 
   script: