diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index d49456e..f8a383a 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ runs:
         if [[ $VALIDATE_EXIT_CODE -ne 0 ]]; then
           echo "Terraform validation failed"
           echo "is_valid=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          exit $VALIDATE_EXIT_CODE
         else
           echo "Terraform validation passed"
           echo "is_valid=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -57,7 +56,6 @@ runs:
     - name: Terraform Test
       id: test
       shell: bash
-      if: steps.validate.outcome == 'success'
       run: |
         cd ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
         terraform test
@@ -70,9 +68,10 @@ runs:
           echo "tests_passed=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         fi
 
-    - name: Set Outputs
+    - name: Set Final Outputs
       id: set_outputs
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        echo "is_valid=$(cat $GITHUB_OUTPUT | grep is_valid | cut -d= -f2)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        echo "tests_passed=$(cat $GITHUB_OUTPUT | grep tests_passed | cut -d= -f2)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
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+        echo "is_valid=${{ steps.validate.outputs.is_valid || 'false' }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "tests_passed=${{ steps.test.outputs.tests_passed || 'false' }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "stdout=Successfully ran terraform validate and test" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
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