diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
index 4eabec31e..2ab63f628 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ jobs:
           aws-region: ${{ env.AWS_REGION }}
 
   finalize:
+    if: ${{ always() }}
     needs: [lint, build, unit-tests, e2es, e2es-playwright]
     name: 'Finalize'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -218,6 +219,14 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 2
       - uses: Alfresco/alfresco-build-tools/.github/actions/get-commit-message@v1.35.0
 
+      - name: Check previous jobs status
+        if: >-
+            ${{
+                contains(needs.*.result, 'failure')
+              || contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled')
+            }}
+        run: exit 1
+
       - name: Check ADF link
         shell: bash
         run: |