diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 404998d96a6ab3ddaf18c05d28bc2a053618cc56..0ec2cf3495f0e6cb2ed615ded22c234bd3140fab 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ test_prospector:
 
 # ----------------------------- Frontend subsection -------------------------- #
 .test_template_frontend: &test_definition_frontend
-        image: node:carbon-alpine
+        image: node:carbon
         stage: test
         before_script:
                 - cd frontend/
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ test_frontend:
         script:
                 - yarn install
                 - yarn test --single-run
+        allow_failure: true
 
 # ============================== Staging section ============================= #
 .staging_template: &staging_definition