diff --git a/ci-scripts/tests/deployment.py b/ci-scripts/tests/deployment.py
index 47e459d6a4..45bffe9a0a 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/tests/deployment.py
+++ b/ci-scripts/tests/deployment.py
@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ class TestDeploymentMethods(unittest.TestCase):
 		self.assertFalse(deploy)
 		self.cont.yamlPath = old
 
+	def test_deployfails_2svc(self):
+		# fails reliably
+		old = self.cont.yamlPath
+		self.cont.yamlPath[0] = 'tests/simple-fail-2svc/'
+		deploy = self.cont.DeployObject(self.html)
+		self.cont.UndeployObject(self.html, self.ran)
+		self.assertFalse(deploy)
+		self.cont.yamlPath = old
+
 	def test_deploy_ran(self):
 		self.cont.yamlPath[0] = 'yaml_files/5g_rfsimulator_tdd_dora'
 		self.cont.services[0] = "oai-gnb"
diff --git a/ci-scripts/tests/simple-fail-2svc/docker-compose.yml b/ci-scripts/tests/simple-fail-2svc/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b30c4aa08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-scripts/tests/simple-fail-2svc/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+services:
+  test1:
+    image: ubuntu:jammy
+    container_name: test_container1
+    cap_drop:
+      - ALL
+    entrypoint: /bin/bash -c "false"
+    healthcheck:
+      test: /bin/bash -c "true"
+      interval: 1s
+      timeout: 1s
+      retries: 1
+  test2:
+    image: ubuntu:jammy
+    container_name: test_container2
+    cap_drop:
+      - ALL
+    entrypoint: /bin/bash -c "sleep infinity"
+    healthcheck:
+      test: /bin/bash -c "true"
+      interval: 1s
+      timeout: 1s
+      retries: 1