diff --git a/packages/js-sdk/tests/setup.ts b/packages/js-sdk/tests/setup.ts
index 27b8f5dc3f..76b8d27bc2 100644
--- a/packages/js-sdk/tests/setup.ts
+++ b/packages/js-sdk/tests/setup.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,24 @@ export const buildTemplateTest = base.extend<BuildTemplateFixture>({
   ],
 })
 
+/**
+ * Creates a build template test that is allowed to fail without breaking CI.
+ * - If the test passes → test passes (ideal outcome)
+ * - If the test fails → logs ALLOW_FAIL and test still passes
+ */
+export function buildTemplateTestAllowFail(
+  name: string,
+  fn: (fixtures: BuildTemplateFixture) => Promise<void>
+) {
+  return buildTemplateTest(name, async ({ buildTemplate }) => {
+    try {
+      await fn({ buildTemplate })
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(`\n[ALLOW_FAIL] ${name}: ${error}`)
+    }
+  })
+}
+
 export const isDebug = process.env.E2B_DEBUG !== undefined
 export const isIntegrationTest = process.env.E2B_INTEGRATION_TEST !== undefined
 
diff --git a/packages/js-sdk/tests/template/methods/aptInstall.test.ts b/packages/js-sdk/tests/template/methods/aptInstall.test.ts
index 3e4ad777a4..01519837cf 100644
--- a/packages/js-sdk/tests/template/methods/aptInstall.test.ts
+++ b/packages/js-sdk/tests/template/methods/aptInstall.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Template } from '../../../src'
-import { buildTemplateTest } from '../../setup'
+import { buildTemplateTestAllowFail } from '../../setup'
 
-buildTemplateTest('apt install', async ({ buildTemplate }) => {
+buildTemplateTestAllowFail('apt install', async ({ buildTemplate }) => {
   const template = Template()
     .fromImage('ubuntu:24.04')
     .skipCache()
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ buildTemplateTest('apt install', async ({ buildTemplate }) => {
   await buildTemplate(template)
 })
 
-buildTemplateTest(
+buildTemplateTestAllowFail(
   'apt install with no install recommends',
   async ({ buildTemplate }) => {
     const template = Template()
diff --git a/packages/python-sdk/tests/async/template_async/methods/test_apt_install.py b/packages/python-sdk/tests/async/template_async/methods/test_apt_install.py
index 5ed6392072..00c93d7d08 100644
--- a/packages/python-sdk/tests/async/template_async/methods/test_apt_install.py
+++ b/packages/python-sdk/tests/async/template_async/methods/test_apt_install.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skip_debug()
+@pytest.mark.xfail(reason="aptInstall tests are optional and allowed to fail")
 async def test_apt_install(async_build):
     template = (
         AsyncTemplate().from_image("ubuntu:24.04").skip_cache().apt_install("rolldice")
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ async def test_apt_install(async_build):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skip_debug()
+@pytest.mark.xfail(reason="aptInstall tests are optional and allowed to fail")
 async def test_apt_install_no_install_recommends(async_build):
     template = (
         AsyncTemplate()
diff --git a/packages/python-sdk/tests/sync/template_sync/methods/test_apt_install.py b/packages/python-sdk/tests/sync/template_sync/methods/test_apt_install.py
index a82b93c837..1f639d2eeb 100644
--- a/packages/python-sdk/tests/sync/template_sync/methods/test_apt_install.py
+++ b/packages/python-sdk/tests/sync/template_sync/methods/test_apt_install.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skip_debug()
+@pytest.mark.xfail(reason="aptInstall tests are optional and allowed to fail")
 def test_apt_install(build):
     template = (
         Template().from_image("ubuntu:24.04").skip_cache().apt_install("rolldice")
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ def test_apt_install(build):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skip_debug()
+@pytest.mark.xfail(reason="aptInstall tests are optional and allowed to fail")
 def test_apt_install_no_install_recommends(build):
     template = (
         Template()