diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index aed6b62dbe64c31069cc5cf60c5e6e99b9e7cee4..0f21f9a8c82ff95d8b69e573a977616ab61af60f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,15 +12,14 @@ tests:
   image: node:10
   before_script:
     - npm install
-    - npx -v
   script:
     - npx markdownlint -o markdownlint-report.txt rdd-technical-reference.md
-  after_script:
-    - ls -al
+  allow_failure: true
   artifacts:
     expose_as: 'markdownlint report'
     paths:
       - markdownlint-report.txt
+    when: on_failure
   except:
     - tags