diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 56400b626d9..01a2d92e1a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
       - name: 'Symfony Preloading'
-        if: always()
+        if: matrix.branch.ref != 'PHP-8.0'
         run: |
           php /usr/bin/composer create-project symfony/symfony-demo symfony_demo --no-progress --ignore-platform-reqs
           cd symfony_demo