diff --git a/.azure/gpu-unittests.yml b/.azure/gpu-unittests.yml
index 6bd336848f0..f59d9e751ef 100644
--- a/.azure/gpu-unittests.yml
+++ b/.azure/gpu-unittests.yml
@@ -210,4 +210,6 @@ jobs:
       - bash: |
           printf "cache location: $(HF_HOME)\n"
           ls -lh $(HF_HOME)  # show what was restored...
+        # do not fail if the cache is not present
+        continueOnError: "true"
         displayName: "Show HF artifacts"