diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0bb65438ed8..a8cc782c972 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ jobs:
         grep -q "is started in" $RE/logs/ejabberd.log
 
     - name: Run XMPP Interoperability Tests against CI server.
+      if: matrix.otp == '26'
       continue-on-error: true
       uses: XMPP-Interop-Testing/xmpp-interop-tests-action@v1.4.0
       with: