diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index bbe16f4715b55fd154e8f0b7ed00c29e05b1b0be..37b528140336ab5f65872e8e9c94c5e59eb344e3 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ class EncoderFrontend:
         log_dbg_msg(f"{self._type} encoder command:\n{cmd_str}")
 
         try:
-            result = run(command, capture_output=True, check=True, timeout=self.timeout)
+            result = run(command, capture_output=True, check=False, timeout=self.timeout)
         except TimeoutExpired:
             pytest.fail(f"{self._type} encoder run timed out after {self.timeout}s.")