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Console option to retry a failed Terraform Module test run

Feature RequestsTerraform registry

Would like an option to retry a failed module test by clicking a “retry” button in the console.

I’m not actually sure how to retry a module pipeline, other than amending the commit and force-pushing, or creating a new commit. But that will run all tests, instead of only the failed one.

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  • Natalia Gazda

    Team•

    Aug 28, 2025

    Hey @Loren Gordon @Aleksandar Andonov we added a button to retry failed tests on PRs, but we don't allow retrying tests on versions. Does it solve your problem with the current approach?

    • Yellow Mirror

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      Aug 28, 2025

      I see the retry button on a failed module test for a PR, and that should work. But what is the rationale for preventing retries on a failed version? We definitely have situations in that case where a retry is appropriate, and retrying the entire version means re-running test cases that already passed…

  • Bronze Skateboard

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    Nov 19, 2024

    We are facing a similar problem.

    A pull request in the repository hosting a terraform module triggers a proposed run (via a push policy). This runs the tests associated with the changes and verifies the PR. The result is written back to the repository system (Azure DevOps) as a status check.

    However, if a test fails (due to side effects in the testing environment, e.g., failed clean-up from previous test runs, etc.), it is not possible to run the test again and get a positive status check back in Azure DevOps. Raising a new PR does not alleviate the problem. Adding new commits in the PR does solve it, but is not a suitable workaround in our scenario.

    A button to manually retry the failing tests in this situation would be very helpful and enable our workflow to deal with such situations gracefully.

    • Natalia Gazda

      Team•

      Nov 19, 2024

      Thanks for the feedback Aleksandar! We looked at it, and we understand the problem. However it’s a major effort from our side, so I would ask you for a bit of patience ad it’s not something we can do right away.

  • Yellow Mirror

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    Nov 7, 2024

    This applies to both module PRs and Versions. There is currently an option to retry a failed tracked run for the module version, but that will run all tests, instead of just a failed one.