diff --git a/.gitlab/ci/.containerlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/ci/.containerlab-ci.yml
index 524762a26887879d0157c7b0fcd7322374aef040..d52db597a2cfad701b17d32bc37634ee1ed3d6b6 100644
--- a/.gitlab/ci/.containerlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/ci/.containerlab-ci.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ containerlab:destroy:
     - docker volume rm -f ${CLAB_NAME}-volume
     - docker image rm -f ${GOSDN_CONTAINER_IMAGE}
   allow_failure: true
+  when: always
 
 
 #containerlab:template:develop: