diff --git a/src/lib/GitHubActionsRunner.ts b/src/lib/GitHubActionsRunner.ts
index 693aae2..66f47a9 100644
--- a/src/lib/GitHubActionsRunner.ts
+++ b/src/lib/GitHubActionsRunner.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { GithubApiClient } from './github/GithubApiClient';
-import { GithubApiManager } from './github/GithubApiManager';
+import { GithubApiManager, WORKFLOW_RUN_SUCCESSFUL_CONCLUSION_STATUS } from './github/GithubApiManager';
 import { logger, setLoggerLevel } from './utils/logger';
 
 /**
@@ -183,7 +183,12 @@ export class GitHubActionsRunner {
         const logs = await this.githubApiManager.fetchWorkflowRunLogs(workflowRun.id);
         logger.info(logs);
 
+        if (workflowRun.conclusion !== WORKFLOW_RUN_SUCCESSFUL_CONCLUSION_STATUS) {
+            throw new Error(`Workflow run failed with conclusion "${workflowRun.conclusion}".`);
+        }
+
         if (artifactsPath) {
+            // if no artifacts are found, the method will throw an error
             await this.githubApiManager.downloadArtifacts(workflowRun, artifactsPath);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/lib/github/GithubApiManager.ts b/src/lib/github/GithubApiManager.ts
index db6f7a9..b732d45 100644
--- a/src/lib/github/GithubApiManager.ts
+++ b/src/lib/github/GithubApiManager.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ type WorkflowRun = WorkflowRuns[number];
 type Artifacts = RestEndpointMethodTypes['actions']['listWorkflowRunArtifacts']['response']['data']['artifacts'];
 type Artifact = Artifacts[number];
 
+export const WORKFLOW_RUN_SUCCESSFUL_CONCLUSION_STATUS = 'success';
+
 /**
  * Statuses for a workflow run, indicating state of the workflow in the progress.
  */
@@ -439,11 +441,21 @@ export class GithubApiManager {
      * @param workflowRun The workflow run to download artifacts from.
      * @param artifactsPath The path to save the downloaded artifacts.
      * @returns A promise that resolves when all artifacts are downloaded.
-     * @throws An error if the download fails.
+     * @throws An error if the download fails or no artifacts are found.
      */
     async downloadArtifacts(workflowRun: WorkflowRun, artifactsPath: string): Promise<void> {
         logger.info('Downloading artifacts...');
+
         const artifactsList = await this.listWorkflowArtifacts(workflowRun.id);
+
+        /**
+         * This method is called only when an artifacts path is provided, indicating that artifacts are expected.
+         * Consequently, if no artifacts are found, an error should be thrown.
+         */
+        if (artifactsList.length === 0) {
+            throw new Error('No artifacts found');
+        }
+
         logger.info(`Artifacts found: ${artifactsList.map((artifact) => artifact.name).join(', ')}`);
 
         await Promise.all(artifactsList.map((artifact) => {