diff --git a/.woodpecker/test.yml b/.woodpecker/test.yml
index 6215a0e..788638b 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/test.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/test.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ pipeline:
       - "composer create-project --no-install neos/flow-base-distribution:^$FLOW_VERSION ."
       - "composer config repositories.repo-name path /woodpecker/package"
       # flow marked behat as a no dev dependency (but only in Flow 7.3) (PR already created)
-      - "composer remove --dev neos/behat"
-      - "composer remove neos/behat"
+      - "composer remove --dev neos/behat --no-update || composer remove neos/behat --no-update"
       - "composer require digicomp/settingvalidator:@dev"
       - "bin/phpunit --configuration Build/BuildEssentials/PhpUnit/FunctionalTests.xml Packages/Application/DigiComp.SettingValidator/Tests/Functional"