diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index de1aae7f..ae89e42b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   test:
     strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
+      fail-fast: ${{ github.event_name == 'merge_group' }}
       matrix:
         environment: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]