diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-gcp-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-gcp-tests.yml
index 076ca4b0..b51e6d08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-gcp-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-gcp-tests.yml
@@ -592,6 +592,9 @@ jobs:
           --ssh-flag="-o ConnectTimeout=5" \
           --command=' \
           set -e;
+          set -o pipefail;
+          trap '' PIPE;
+
           sudo docker logs \
           --tail all \
           --follow \
@@ -599,11 +602,13 @@ jobs:
           tee --output-error=exit /dev/stderr | \
           grep --max-count=1 --extended-regexp --color=always \
           "test result: .*ok.* [1-9][0-9]* passed.*finished in"; \
+
           EXIT_STATUS=$( \
           sudo docker wait ${{ inputs.test_id }} || \
           sudo docker inspect --format "{{.State.ExitCode}}" ${{ inputs.test_id }} || \
           echo "missing container, or missing exit status for container" \
           ); \
+
           echo "sudo docker exit status: $EXIT_STATUS"; \
           exit "$EXIT_STATUS" \
           '