diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/buildoptions.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/buildoptions.py
index 423c31e189..09272314bb 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/buildoptions.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/selftest/cases/buildoptions.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ PREMIRRORS = "\\
     https://.*/.*    http://downloads.yoctoproject.org/mirror/sources/ \\n"
 """)
 
-        bitbake("world --runall fetch")
+        bitbake("world --runall fetch --continue")
 
 
 class Poisoning(OESelftestTestCase):