diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 0885b863..e2bf88c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           yq -i '.telemetry.username="${{secrets.TELEMETRY_USERNAME}}"' CI/config/common_test_config.yaml
           yq -i '.telemetry.password="${{secrets.TELEMETRY_PASSWORD}}"' CI/config/common_test_config.yaml
-          echo "test_telemetry" > ./CI/tests/functional_tests
+          echo "test_telemetry" >> ./CI/tests/functional_tests
       # Final common steps
       - name: Run Functional tests
         env: