diff --git a/.github/workflows/yaml-conversion.yml b/.github/workflows/yaml-conversion.yml
index 894a3d57..5e0ce5f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/yaml-conversion.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/yaml-conversion.yml
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -e
           /usr/local/bin/matlab -nodisplay -nosplash -nodesktop -r "addpath(genpath('.')); testYamlConversion"
-          exit 1
+          exit $?