diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 8c40bf5e02..3ec0a9e044 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -122,8 +122,7 @@ jobs:
           path: ./*
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-18-${{ github.sha }}
       - run: .github/setup-linux.sh openpgp
-      # the openpgp sometimes fails
-      - run: .github/test-openpgp.sh || true
+      - run: .github/test-openpgp.sh
 
   build-clang-tidy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest