set +e so the script can handle failures
diff --git a/ansible/roles/common/files/build-ci.sh b/ansible/roles/common/files/build-ci.sh
index 955006b..793e187 100755
--- a/ansible/roles/common/files/build-ci.sh
+++ b/ansible/roles/common/files/build-ci.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #   specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #   under the License.
 
-set -e
+set +e
 
 # create a distribution tarball from the requested git branch
 cd /usr/src/couchdb-checkout