diff --git a/.github/workflows/cli-build-instructions.yml b/.github/workflows/cli-build-instructions.yml
index 95cdeba90..db89ddd11 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cli-build-instructions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cli-build-instructions.yml
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ jobs:
           else ERROR="::notice"
           fi
           MAVEN_OPTS="-ea" mvn -s .github/workflows/mvn-settings.xml test -am -pl unicodetools -Dtest=TestTestUnicodeInvariants#testSecurityInvariants -DCLDR_DIR=$(cd ../../../cldr/mine/src ; pwd)  -DUNICODETOOLS_GEN_DIR=$(cd ../Generated ; pwd)  -DUNICODETOOLS_REPO_DIR=$(pwd)  -DUVERSION=$CURRENT_UVERSION -DfailIfNoTests=false -DEMIT_GITHUB_ERRORS | sed "s/^::error/$ERROR/"
-          STATUS=$?
+          STATUS=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
           if [[ $REPERTOIRE_CHANGED -ne 0 ]]
           then exit 0
           else exit $STATUS