diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-selftests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-selftests.yml
index 0a6100700..12b87e557 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-selftests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-selftests.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
         echo 'DONE'
         exit $RC
     - name: Archive artifacts
-      if: always()
+      if: ${{ failure() }}
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
       with:
         name: ci-selftests-${{ env.GIT_VERSION }}-run#${{ github.run_number }}