diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 949edc8f30e47b138f35eca22216c33490c7e0bb..00134f76cdd89baf5d073a71c04a30d8bd006b3f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ prepare_ci_mac_docker_image:
   script:
     - docker build --build-arg BASE_VERSION=$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA -t ci_mac:$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA -f  Docker/lofar-ci/Dockerfile_ci_mac .
   interruptible: true
+  allow_failure: true
 
 #
 # BUILD STAGE