diff --git a/.github/workflows/shared-build-and-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/shared-build-and-test.yaml
index 242df4b..ffcac0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shared-build-and-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shared-build-and-test.yaml
@@ -41,10 +41,18 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ${{ inputs.working_dir }}
         run: |
           tests_run=$(mvn -B clean compile test | tee build.log | grep "Tests run" | awk '{print $3}')
+          echo "DEBUG: tests_run = $tests_run"  # Print the value of tests_run
+
+          if [ -z "$tests_run" ]; then  # Check if tests_run is empty
+            echo "WARNING: Could not determine the number of tests run."
+            tests_run=0  # Set a default value
+          fi
+
           if [ "$tests_run" -eq 0 ]; then
             echo "ERROR: No tests were run!"
             exit 1
           fi
+
           echo "INFO: $tests_run tests were run!"
 
       - name: Generate code coverage