diff --git a/.github/workflows/therock-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/therock-ci.yml
index 61416d523c..8c56bc6cd7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/therock-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/therock-ci.yml
@@ -124,9 +124,7 @@ jobs:
             | jq --raw-output \
             'map_values(select(.result!="success" and .result!="skipped")) | keys | join(",")' \
           )"
-          exit 0
-          # TODO: uncomment when theRock CI is no longer requirement for merge
-          # if [[ "${FAILED_JOBS}" != "" ]]; then
-          #   echo "The following jobs failed: ${FAILED_JOBS}"
-          #   exit 1
-          # fi
+          if [[ "${FAILED_JOBS}" != "" ]]; then
+            echo "The following jobs failed: ${FAILED_JOBS}"
+            exit 1
+          fi