diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9a69a1caff5a4a962d30447052fb7c1954f7d358..5836151cb820c5f810953477197d9a851fe72e40 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -573,6 +573,7 @@ be-2-evs-26444:
     - cp -r $EVS_BE_TEST_DIR_BASOP ./evs_be_test
     - mkdir -p ./evs_be_test/output/decoded ./evs_be_test/output/bitstreams
 
+    - exit_code=0
     - python3 -m pytest tests/test_26444.py -v --html=report.html --self-contained-html --junit-xml=report-junit.xml -n auto || exit_code=$?
     - if [ $exit_code -eq 1 ]; then echo "Differences encountered"; exit $EXIT_CODE_FAIL; fi
     - exit 0