diff --git a/.github/workflows/contract.yaml b/.github/workflows/contract.yaml
index ab0a63a8d..e326bd944 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/contract.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/contract.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.CONNECT_PAT }}
 
       - name: Setup tmate session
+        if: failure()
         uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
         with:
           limit-access-to-actor: true