diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index fb26c7b..e9c4683 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -55,9 +55,11 @@ runs:
 
         # Clone the repository with fallback for branch
         if git clone --depth 1 --branch "${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_BRANCH }}" "${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_URL }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"; then
+          rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
           echo "Successfully cloned with branch ${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_BRANCH }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
         else
           echo "Failed to clone with branch ${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_BRANCH }}, trying without specific branch" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
           git clone --depth 1 "${{ inputs.BEC_PLUGIN_REPO_URL }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
         fi
 
@@ -67,8 +69,9 @@ runs:
         echo "PLUGIN_REPO_NAME=${PLUGIN_REPO_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_ENV #$GITEA_ENV
         echo "Plugin repository name: $PLUGIN_REPO_NAME"
 
-        echo "Exit Code: 0" >> $LOG_FILE
         echo "Completed BEC Plugin Repo checkout"
+        echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
+        
 
     - name: Checkout BEC Core
       shell: bash
@@ -91,14 +94,16 @@ runs:
 
         # Clone the repository with fallback for branch
         if git clone --depth 1 --branch "${{ inputs.BEC_CORE_BRANCH }}" https://github.com/bec-project/bec.git | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"; then
+          rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
           echo "Successfully cloned with branch ${{ inputs.BEC_CORE_BRANCH }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
         else
           echo "Failed to clone with branch ${{ inputs.BEC_CORE_BRANCH }}, trying without specific branch" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
           git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bec-project/bec.git | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
         fi
 
-        echo "Exit Code: 0" >> $LOG_FILE
         echo "Completed BEC Core checkout"
+        echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
 
         cd ../
 
@@ -123,15 +128,16 @@ runs:
 
         # Clone the repository with fallback for branch
         if git clone --depth 1 --branch "${{ inputs.OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH }}" https://github.com/bec-project/ophyd_devices.git | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"; then
+          rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
           echo "Successfully cloned with branch ${{ inputs.OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
         else
           echo "Failed to clone with branch ${{ inputs.OPHYD_DEVICES_BRANCH }}, trying without specific branch" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
           git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bec-project/ophyd_devices.git | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
         fi
 
-        echo "Exit Code: 0" >> $LOG_FILE
-
         echo "Completed Ophyd Devices checkout"
+        echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
 
         cd ../
 
@@ -157,15 +163,16 @@ runs:
 
         # Clone the repository with fallback for branch
         if git clone --depth 1 --branch "${{ inputs.BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH }}" https://github.com/bec-project/bec_widgets.git | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"; then
+          rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
           echo "Successfully cloned with branch ${{ inputs.BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
         else
           echo "Failed to clone with branch ${{ inputs.BEC_WIDGETS_BRANCH }}, trying without specific branch" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+          rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
           git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bec-project/bec_widgets.git | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
         fi
 
-        echo "Exit Code: 0" >> $LOG_FILE
-
         echo "Completed BEC Widgets checkout"
+        echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
         cd ../
 
     - name: Install APT_PACKAGES
@@ -182,10 +189,16 @@ runs:
 
         echo "Installing additional APT packages: ${{ inputs.APT_PACKAGES }}" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
         sudo apt-get update | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+        rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+        if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
+          echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
+          exit $rc
+        fi
         sudo apt-get install -y ${{ inputs.APT_PACKAGES }} | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+        rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
 
-        echo "Exit Code: 0" >> $LOG_FILE
         echo "Completed APT package installation"
+        echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
 
     - name: Setup Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
@@ -211,16 +224,42 @@ runs:
         # Install Core dependencies
         pip install uv | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
         uv pip install --system -e ./_bec_checkout_/bec/bec_lib/[dev] | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+        rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+        if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
+          echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
+          exit $rc
+        fi
         uv pip install --system -e ./_bec_checkout_/bec/bec_ipython_client | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+        rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+        if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
+          echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
+          exit $rc
+        fi
         uv pip install --system -e ./_bec_checkout_/bec/bec_server[dev] | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+        rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+        if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
+          echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
+          exit $rc
+        fi
         uv pip install --system -e ./_bec_widgets_checkout_/bec_widgets[dev,pyside6] | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+        rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+        if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
+          echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
+          exit $rc
+        fi
         uv pip install --system -e ./_ophyd_devices_checkout_/ophyd_devices[dev] | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+        rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+        if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
+          echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
+          exit $rc
+        fi
 
         # plugin repo name was stored earlier
         source $GITHUB_ENV
         pip install -e "./_plugin_checkout_/${PLUGIN_REPO_NAME}[dev]" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+        rc=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
 
-        echo "Exit Code: 0" >> $LOG_FILE
+        echo "Exit Code: $rc" >> $LOG_FILE
         echo "Completed Python dependencies installation"
 
     - name: Run pytest for Plugin