diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2ab15a78b6a509b298de7190bb0717a92ea8e948..e8ebf8062a9559206890c8646b1d686e2132bb84 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -2464,6 +2464,9 @@ coverage-test-on-main-scheduled:
     - *print-common-info
     - *update-ltv-repo
     - *complexity-measurements-setup
+  allow_failure:
+    exit_codes:
+      - 123
   artifacts:
     name: "$CI_JOB_NAME--$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME--sha-$CI_COMMIT_SHA"
     when: always
diff --git a/ci/complexity_measurements/getWmops.sh b/ci/complexity_measurements/getWmops.sh
index 5c2225f8756a5054b433ff09fc55910db9f1214f..148092eb1a0011bc3ddba1a8d695efc2f76c9ea9 100755
--- a/ci/complexity_measurements/getWmops.sh
+++ b/ci/complexity_measurements/getWmops.sh
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ wmopsFilenameFlcLast=wmops_newsletter_${ivas_format_for_filename}_to_${output_fo
 wmopsFilenameFlcDir=${destDir}/wmops/logs
 wmopsFilenameFlc=${wmopsFilenameFlcDir}/${wmopsFilenameFlcLast}
 
-ret_val=0
-
 mode_arg=""
 # for OSBA, there are just too many modes... -> only select HOA3 ones
 if [ "$ivas_format" == "OSBA" ]; then
@@ -83,7 +81,7 @@ fi
 
 # instrument and build
 ./scripts/IvasBuildAndRunChecks.py $mode_arg_script -p $config_file --checks COMPLEXITY --create_complexity_tables ${wmopsFilenameFlc} -C $ivas_format $mode_arg -f ${ep} --oc $output_format
-ret_val=$?
+ret_val_script=$?
 
 # TODO: only split wmops and ram files
 ./ci/complexity_measurements/split_by_levels.py $(ls ${wmopsFilenameFlc}*.csv)
@@ -137,8 +135,11 @@ else
   python3 ci/complexity_measurements/genWebpageData.py --wmops_per_op_log ${wmopsFilenameFlc}_WMOPS.csv --rom_log ${log_rom_all}
 fi
 
+ret_val=0
 python3 ${scriptDir}/check_for_changes.py --wmops_logfiles $(ls ${destDir}/wmops/log_wmops_all*.txt) --ram_logfiles $(ls ${destDir}/wmops/log_ram_all*.txt) --rom_logfile ${destDir}/wmops/log_rom_all.txt
 if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then
+  ret_val=123
+elif [ "$ret_val_script" != "0" ]; then
   ret_val=1
 fi