diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/api/openshift-api-master.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/api/openshift-api-master.yaml
index 400d7f5ed7fa0..9c9b7425c196e 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/api/openshift-api-master.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/api/openshift-api-master.yaml
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ tests:
     make api test-envtest-api-all
   container:
     from: src
+  optional: true
 - always_run: false
   as: e2e-aws-ovn
   pipeline_run_if_changed: ^Dockerfile\.ocp$|^Makefile$|^(manifests/.*|payload-command/.*|payload-manifests/.*)$
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/api/openshift-api-master-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/api/openshift-api-master-presubmits.yaml
index 519d324216b9d..c17de60065610 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/api/openshift-api-master-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/api/openshift-api-master-presubmits.yaml
@@ -2384,6 +2384,7 @@ presubmits:
       ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
     name: pull-ci-openshift-api-master-verify-hypershift-integration
+    optional: true
     rerun_command: /test verify-hypershift-integration
     spec:
       containers: