diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b095bbf60..4fc975e79 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1197,6 +1197,7 @@ infra-apply:
     - docker
   needs:
     - job: infra-plan
+      optional: true
   rules:
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main" && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"
       changes: