diff --git a/src/task/common/failTask.ts b/src/task/common/failTask.ts
index 5f601a9..00bc9be 100644
--- a/src/task/common/failTask.ts
+++ b/src/task/common/failTask.ts
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ export default async function failTask() {
 
         // If in audit mode then we will succeed with issues, else we fail the task to halt the pipeline.
 
-        const taskResult = auditMode ? tl.TaskResult.Failed : tl.TaskResult.SucceededWithIssues;
-
-        return tl.setResult(taskResult, 'Dependabot alerts caused pipeline failure.');
+        const taskResult = auditMode ? tl.TaskResult.SucceededWithIssues : tl.TaskResult.Failed;
+        tl.setResult(taskResult, 'Dependabot alerts caused pipeline failure.');
+        return;
     }
 
     // If there are no issues the pipeline may continue