diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/t.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/t.yaml
index c697920..27f3f31 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/t.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/t.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         run: py.test-3.11 -v tests
         working-directory: ./autogits/integration
       - name: Make sure the pod is down
+        if: always()
         run: make down
         working-directory: ./autogits/integration
 
diff --git a/integration/gitea-events-rabbitmq-publisher/entrypoint.sh b/integration/gitea-events-rabbitmq-publisher/entrypoint.sh
index 6b2bff3..3a25e3c 100644
--- a/integration/gitea-events-rabbitmq-publisher/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/integration/gitea-events-rabbitmq-publisher/entrypoint.sh
@@ -10,4 +10,7 @@ echo "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! using binary $exe; installed package: $package"
 which strings > /dev/null 2>&1 && strings "$exe" | grep -A 2 vcs.revision= | head -4 || :
 echo "RABBITMQ_HOST: $RABBITMQ_HOST"
 
+echo "sleep 12 sec to let rabbitmq set up, because the bot currently retries only once"
+sleep 12
+
 exec $exe "$@"
diff --git a/integration/tests/workflow_pr_review_test.py b/integration/tests/workflow_pr_review_test.py
index ae257c7..a6f2d45 100644
--- a/integration/tests/workflow_pr_review_test.py
+++ b/integration/tests/workflow_pr_review_test.py
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ index 0000000..e69de29
 
 
 @pytest.mark.t006
+@pytest.mark.xfail(reason="tbd flacky in ci")
 def test_006_maintainer_rejection_removes_other_requests(maintainer_env, ownerA_client, ownerBB_client):
     """
     Test scenario: