diff --git a/.github/workflows/preDeploy.yml b/.github/workflows/preDeploy.yml
index 151368d4b3eb..363c0f619b28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/preDeploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/preDeploy.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ jobs:
   confirmPassingBuild:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [lint, test]
+    if: ${{ always() && (needs.lint.result == 'failure' || needs.test.result == 'failure') }}
 
     steps:
       # This Slack step is duplicated in all workflows, if you make a change to this step, make sure to update all