diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 482affafb12a15f9ad6ce7bf2e88c8094522a4f2..7a860fe95fc189f9fc8d7c415e93ddb3d350a597 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1872,4 +1872,4 @@ continuous_benchmark_trigger:
     - if: '$CI_PROJECT_PATH == "walberla/walberla" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH'
       when: on_success
     - when: manual
-      needs: [ ]
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+      allow_failure: true
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