diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index e3e1a3bd..83ceac2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: check test coverage
         id: coverage
         uses: vladopajic/go-test-coverage@v2
+        continue-on-error: true # Should fail after coverage comment is posted
         with:
           config: ./.github/.testcoverage.yml
           profile: cover.ubuntu-latest.profile,cover.macos-latest.profile
@@ -88,4 +89,9 @@ jobs:
             ```
             ${{ fromJSON(steps.coverage.outputs.report) }}
             ```
-          edit-mode: replace
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+          edit-mode: replace
+      
+      - name: "finally check coverage"
+        if: steps.coverage.outcome == 'failure'
+        shell: bash
+        run: echo "coverage check failed" && exit 1
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diff --git a/docs/github_action.md b/docs/github_action.md
index 3a053384..6b9b7663 100644
--- a/docs/github_action.md
+++ b/docs/github_action.md
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ Here is an example of how to post comments with the coverage report to your pull
   - name: check test coverage
     id: coverage
     uses: vladopajic/go-test-coverage@v2
+    continue-on-error: true # Should fail after coverage comment is posted
     with:
         config: ./.github/.testcoverage.yml
     
@@ -84,4 +85,9 @@ Here is an example of how to post comments with the coverage report to your pull
         ${{ fromJSON(steps.coverage.outputs.report) }} 
         ```
         edit-mode: replace
+
+  - name: "finally check coverage"
+    if: steps.coverage.outcome == 'failure'
+    shell: bash
+    run: echo "coverage check failed" && exit 1
 ```          
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