diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9e6660a9..c237b88d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ test:7.1:
       - phpunit -c build --coverage-text --colors=never
 
 test:hhvm:
+    allow_failure: true
     before_script:
       - /usr/local/bin/composer self-update
       - curl -Lo /usr/local/bin/phpunit https://phar.phpunit.de/phpunit.phar