diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/test_workflow.yml
index 0a2b02bbb5..e5d7e9dc2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_workflow.yml
@@ -117,6 +117,18 @@ jobs:
           echo "Removing duplicate directory for $testDir"
           rm -rf $testDir
         done
+    
+    - name: Upload test logs
+      if  : ${{ failure() }}
+      uses : actions/upload-artifact@v4
+      with:
+        # as per usual with ci/cd stuff I am shocked but not surprised when the advertised
+        # *documented* functionality doesn't work as expected. Wow, bravo
+        # can't use ${{ env. }} as somehow this combination of matrix->reusable workflow->call step is too complex
+        # and expands to nothing
+        name: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && 'master' || github.event.number }}-${{ inputs.id }}_logfiles
+        path: ${{ inputs.archive }}/${{ github.event_name == 'push' && 'master' || github.event.number }}/${{ inputs.id }}/
+
 
     - name : Remove '${{ inputs.label }}' label
       if : ${{ !cancelled() && github.event.label.name == inputs.label }}