diff --git a/.github/actions/constellation_create/action.yml b/.github/actions/constellation_create/action.yml
index c6f86a19c..8b2f53e99 100644
--- a/.github/actions/constellation_create/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/constellation_create/action.yml
@@ -215,12 +215,12 @@ runs:
             exit 1
         fi
         echo "$(kubectl get nodes -o json | jq '.items | length')/"${NODES_COUNT}" nodes have joined"
-        kubectl wait --for=condition=ready --all nodes --timeout=20m
-        kubectlErrorCode=$?
-        if [[ "${kubectlErrorCode}" -ne 0 ]]; then
+        if ! kubectl wait --for=condition=ready --all nodes --timeout=20m; then
           kubectl get pods -n kube-system
           kubectl get events -n kube-system
-          exit "${kubectlErrorCode}"
+          echo "::error::kubectl wait timed out before all nodes became ready"
+          echo "::endgroup::"
+          exit 1
         fi
         echo "::endgroup::"