diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
index 5ce0712..8180ffb 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Cache npm download cache
         uses: actions/cache@v4
+        # Non-fatal: a transient cache-backend hiccup must NOT fail the whole
+        # typecheck job (it was skipping install + type check and reporting red
+        # on backend-only pushes — see issue task #828). On cache miss/error the
+        # job just installs without the cache.
+        continue-on-error: true
         with:
           path: ~/.npm
           key: npm-cache-${{ hashFiles('frontend/package-lock.json') }}