diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/build-test.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/build-test.yml
index 033d6b113823..1a18f5a6adc6 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/build-test.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/build-test.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ steps:
 
   - task: PythonScript@0
     displayName: 'Test Samples'
-    condition: eq(variables['TestSamples'], 'true')
+    condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables['TestSamples'], 'true'))
     inputs:
       scriptPath: 'scripts/devops_tasks/setup_execute_tests.py'
       arguments: >-