diff --git a/bench/action.yml b/bench/action.yml
index 70aac7e..10f494b 100644
--- a/bench/action.yml
+++ b/bench/action.yml
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@ runs:
         export KUBECONFIG="$KUBECONFIG_PATH"
         sed "s/@@ARMONIK_CORE_VERSION@@/$ARMONIK_CORE_VERSION/g; s/@@NTASKS@@/$NTASKS/g; s/@@SESSION_NAME@@/$SESSION_NAME/g; s/@@GRPC_CLIENT_ENDPOINT@@/$GRPC_CLIENT_ENDPOINT/g" \
           ${{ inputs.working-directory }}/tools/ci/bench-job-template.yml | 
-          kubectl apply -f -
+          kubectl apply -f - --validate=ignore
         echo "session-name=$SESSION_NAME" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"