diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-e2e-tests-v2.yml b/.github/workflows/ui-e2e-tests-v2.yml
index e152c517d4..aaf0c9e810 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-e2e-tests-v2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-e2e-tests-v2.yml
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ jobs:
                 echo "Skipping empty test directory: $p"
               fi
             done <<< "$TEST_PATHS"
-            VALID_PATHS=$(echo "$VALID_PATHS" | grep -v '^$')
+            VALID_PATHS=$(echo "$VALID_PATHS" | grep -v '^$' || true)
             if [[ -z "$VALID_PATHS" ]]; then
               echo "No test files found in any resolved paths — skipping E2E"
               exit 0