diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e65454fc8c2c98cd37cbc8009fcbdd9a429356f5..46ce4db390318bfba5ccc57459efcb1cad1973d4 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ fast-build:
 
 failsafe-build:
   stage: alt_build
+  when: on_failure
   image: node:5
   script:
     - npm install