diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 260272e1..d40aeb00 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ stages:
           publishJUnitResults: true
           testResultsFiles: '**/TEST-*.xml'
           testRunTitle: Linux
+          failTaskOnFailedTests: true
           tasks: 'check'
           options: '-PbuildServer'
 
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ stages:
           publishJUnitResults: true
           testResultsFiles: '**/TEST-*.xml'
           testRunTitle: Win64
+          failTaskOnFailedTests: true
           tasks: 'check'
           options: '-PbuildServer'
 
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ stages:
           publishJUnitResults: true
           testResultsFiles: '**/TEST-*.xml'
           testRunTitle: Win32
+          failTaskOnFailedTests: true
           tasks: 'check'
 
   - job: Mac
@@ -101,6 +104,7 @@ stages:
           publishJUnitResults: true
           testResultsFiles: '**/TEST-*.xml'
           testRunTitle: MacOS
+          failTaskOnFailedTests: true
           tasks: 'check'
           options: '-PbuildServer'
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 8d895a9f..ec41a83c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ htmlSanityCheck {
     checkingResultsDir = new File( "$buildDir/reports/htmlchecks" )
 
     // fail build on errors?
-    failOnErrors = true
+    failOnErrors = false
 
     checkerClasses = [BrokenCrossReferencesChecker,
              BrokenHttpLinksChecker,