diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index 0a8e5b3..7cbad6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -137,4 +137,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Disallow bang commits
         run: |
           git log --pretty=format:%s origin/main..HEAD | grep "fixup!|squash!|drop!|edit!"
-          if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then echo "Found bang commit (or error) - rebase required before merge"; exit 1; fi
+          if [ $? -ne 1 ]; then echo "Found bang commit (or error) - rebase required before merge"; exit 1; fi