diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/apply-kubernetes.yml b/.gitea/workflows/apply-kubernetes.yml
index 7b94de3..75d756c 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/apply-kubernetes.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/apply-kubernetes.yml
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ jobs:
           kubectl apply -f kubernetes/homepage/
           kubectl rollout restart deployment/homepage -n homepage
 
-      - name: test failure notification
-        run: |
-          exit 1
 
   notify-on-failure:
     runs-on: home-server