diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-feature.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build-feature.yml
index 4d51f73..b1aa1c0 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-feature.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-feature.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ jobs:
           npx cucumber-js \
             --format json:"reports/${GITHUB_SHA:0:8}/cucumber/report.json" \
             --format html:"reports/${GITHUB_SHA:0:8}/cucumber/index.html" 2>&1
-          echo $? > cucumber-exit-code.txt
+          CUCUMBER_EXIT=$?
+          echo "CUCUMBER_EXIT=${CUCUMBER_EXIT}" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
+          exit ${CUCUMBER_EXIT}
 
       - name: Publish cucumber reports
         if: always()
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
         if: always()
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          if [ "$(cat cucumber-exit-code.txt)" = "0" ]; then
+          if [ "${CUCUMBER_EXIT}" = "0" ]; then
             STATUS="success"
             DESC="Cucumber tests passed"
           else