diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index bbb622a41e..a4be810f30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "linkerd $tag"
           echo "LINKERD_TAG=$tag" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
+      - run: exit 1
       - run: just docker
       - run: just-k3d create
       - run: just k3d-load-linkerd
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ jobs:
     if: always()
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - if: contains(needs.*.result, 'failure')
+      - if: contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') || contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled')
         run: exit 1
 
   auto-merge: