diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index bd0f32494c..c04ee83f97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: type check
         run: pnpm check
       - name: lint
+        if: (${{ success() }} || ${{ failure() }}) # ensures this step runs even if previous steps fail (avoids multiple runs uncovering different issues at different steps)
         run: pnpm lint
       - name: build and check generated types
+        if: (${{ success() }} || ${{ failure() }}) # ensures this step runs even if previous steps fail
         run: pnpm build && { [ "`git status --porcelain=v1`" == "" ] || (echo "Generated types have changed — please regenerate types locally and commit the changes after you have reviewed them"; git diff; exit 1); }