diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-basictests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-basictests.yml
index 71bbf5d1f..acac0601b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-basictests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-basictests.yml
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ jobs:
         # apply patches
         for PATCH in $(cd jenkins-build-scripts/test-scripts/patches; find . -type f); do
           if [[ $PATCH =~ \.patch ]]; then
-            patch proxysql/test/tap/${PATCH%.patch} jenkins-build-scripts/test-scripts/patches/${PATCH}
+            patch proxysql/test/tap/${PATCH%.patch} jenkins-build-scripts/test-scripts/patches/${PATCH} || true
           elif [[ ! -f jenkins-build-scripts/test-scripts/patches/${PATCH#./}.patch ]]; then
-            cp jenkins-build-scripts/test-scripts/patches/${PATCH#./} proxysql/test/tap/${PATCH#./}
+            cp jenkins-build-scripts/test-scripts/patches/${PATCH#./} proxysql/test/tap/${PATCH#./} || true
           fi
         done