diff --git a/ci_tests/cleanup_basic_grb_test.sh b/ci_tests/cleanup_basic_grb_test.sh
index 8045a2d76824e1a45afe9e9d8eaf97492cc27095..7ab52083acf2223ec7a3d98688c71d0826d700db 100755
--- a/ci_tests/cleanup_basic_grb_test.sh
+++ b/ci_tests/cleanup_basic_grb_test.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ check_and_uninstall() {
         return
     fi
     debug "Uninstalling ${release_name}"
-    helm uninstall -n "${ns}" "${release_name}" || error "Could not uninstall chart $release_name"
+    helm uninstall -n "${ns}" "${release_name}" || (debug "Could not uninstall chart $release_name" && return 1)
 }
 
 ns=$(./helpers/get_namespace.sh)