diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b32ba94e1a..5d0c373c87 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -660,6 +660,10 @@ danger:
   script:
     - pip install git+https://gitlab.isc.org/isc-projects/hazard.git
     - hazard
+  after_script:
+    # insist on running danger job even if user canceled it while it was running
+    - test "$CI_JOB_STATUS" != "canceled" && exit 0
+    - !reference [danger, script]
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event"'