diff --git a/.github/workflows/compose_run.yaml b/.github/workflows/compose_run.yaml
index e4fcdb6..c6abac2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compose_run.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compose_run.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
         default: null
+      artifacts_path:
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: null
       cmd:
         required: true
         type: string
@@ -73,6 +77,14 @@ jobs:
         ci_env=`bash <(curl -s https://codecov.io/env)`
         docker-compose -f docker-compose.test.yml exec -T -e CI=true $ci_env ${{ inputs.application-name }} ${{ inputs.cmd}}
 
+    - name: upload artifact
+      # uploads only if run failed
+      if: ${{ failure() && inputs.artifacts_path }}
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      with:
+        name: upload artifacts
+        path: ${{ inputs.artifacts_path }}
+
     - name: Remove Algolia index (flaky!)
       if: inputs.algolia_index && always()
       run: |