diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 12157e756..e3880173e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ jobs:
         cat obj/CMakeCache.txt
         cat obj/CMakeFiles/*.log
     - name: Setup tmate session
-      if: ${{ runner.debug }}
+      if: ${{ !cancelled() && runner.debug }}
       uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
       # When debugging increase to a suitable value!
       timeout-minutes: 30