diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0e2ab4ca..a9d7183c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ jobs:
         echo "Return Code: ${RETCODE}"
         exit $RETCODE
     - name: Setup tmate session
+      if: ${{ failure() }}
       uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
       # When debugging increase to a suitable value!
       timeout-minutes: 60