diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index a3e92ee205..0ed46a9c5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -139,12 +139,15 @@ jobs:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_READ_ONLY }}
 
-      - name: Setup upterm session
-        uses: lhotari/action-upterm@v1
-
       - name: Start Test
         run: make start-e2e-test
 
+      - name: auto continue upterm session
+        run: sudo touch /continue
+
+      - name: Setup upterm session
+        uses: lhotari/action-upterm@v1
+
       # use docker logs -f rather than docker attach to make sure we get the initial logs
       - name: Watch Test
         run: |