diff --git a/github/ci/prow-deploy/files/jobs/kubevirt/containerized-data-importer/containerized-data-importer-presubmits.yaml b/github/ci/prow-deploy/files/jobs/kubevirt/containerized-data-importer/containerized-data-importer-presubmits.yaml
index 49a8b0f4da..970bff060f 100644
--- a/github/ci/prow-deploy/files/jobs/kubevirt/containerized-data-importer/containerized-data-importer-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/github/ci/prow-deploy/files/jobs/kubevirt/containerized-data-importer/containerized-data-importer-presubmits.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ presubmits:
     annotations:
       fork-per-release: "true"
     always_run: true
-    optional: true
+    optional: false
     decorate: true
     decoration_config:
       timeout: 1h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ presubmits:
     annotations:
       fork-per-release: "true"
     always_run: true
-    optional: true
+    optional: false
     decorate: true
     decoration_config:
       timeout: 1h
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ presubmits:
     annotations:
       fork-per-release: "true"
     always_run: true
-    optional: true
+    optional: false
     decorate: true
     decoration_config:
       timeout: 1h
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ presubmits:
     annotations:
       fork-per-release: "true"
     always_run: true
-    optional: true
+    optional: false
     decorate: true
     decoration_config:
       timeout: 1h