diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index ca696c0f844..20e80fc4fbc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ jobs:
 
           pytest -vvv --cov=CIME --machine docker --no-fortran-run --no-teardown CIME/tests/test_sys*
       - uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
-        if: ${{ always() }}
+        if: ${{ !always() }}
         with:
           limit-access-to-actor: true
       - name: Create testing log archive