diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-plugin.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-plugin.yaml
index f8baa13f825c..83b8c5ff595b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-plugin.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-plugin.yaml
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ jobs:
         bazelisk test $(< ${{ steps.shard.outputs.file }}) \
           --build_tests_only \
           --verbose_failures
+    - name: Setup tmate session
+      if: always() && inputs.plugin == 'rabbitmq_ct_helpers'
+      uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
     - name: UPLOAD TEST LOGS
       if: always()
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4