diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 2459723e72..e55544ee18 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: Audit dependencies
           command: |
-            npm audit --audit-level=critical || true # Temporarily allow critical audits to pass
+            npm audit --audit-level=critical
       - run:
           name: Lint lockfile
           command: |
diff --git a/.circleci/src/jobs/job-audit.yml b/.circleci/src/jobs/job-audit.yml
index f9a39d1add..b36b169a95 100644
--- a/.circleci/src/jobs/job-audit.yml
+++ b/.circleci/src/jobs/job-audit.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ steps:
   - run:
       name: Audit dependencies
       command: |
-        npm audit --audit-level=critical || true # Temporarily allow critical audits to pass
+        npm audit --audit-level=critical
   - run:
       name: Lint lockfile
       command: |