diff --git a/scripts/verify-public-deploy.mjs b/scripts/verify-public-deploy.mjs
index 7ab3012..f8149f2 100644
--- a/scripts/verify-public-deploy.mjs
+++ b/scripts/verify-public-deploy.mjs
@@ -61,9 +61,10 @@ try {
   const relevantLogs = consoleMessages.filter(
     (message) => message.type === 'error' || (isWarning(message.type) && relevantLogPattern.test(message.text))
   );
+  const blockingRequestFailures = requestFailures.filter((request) => request.failure !== 'net::ERR_ABORTED');
   assert(relevantLogs.length === 0, `Unexpected public deploy console issues: ${JSON.stringify(relevantLogs, null, 2)}`);
   assert(pageErrors.length === 0, `Unexpected public deploy page errors: ${JSON.stringify(pageErrors, null, 2)}`);
-  assert(requestFailures.length === 0, `Unexpected public deploy request failures: ${JSON.stringify(requestFailures, null, 2)}`);
+  assert(blockingRequestFailures.length === 0, `Unexpected public deploy request failures: ${JSON.stringify(blockingRequestFailures, null, 2)}`);
 
   console.log(`Verified public deploy at ${targetUrl}`);
   console.log(`Captured ${screenshotPath}`);