diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-api-test.yml b/.github/workflows/run-api-test.yml
index 316f71a777..bc921616c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-api-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-api-test.yml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ jobs:
 
               # Randomly make it fail to test logic
               if [[ "$(( ( RANDOM % 5 )  + 1 ))" == "3" ]]; then
-                echo "last_exit_code=$exit_code" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+                echo "last_exit_code=53" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
                 exit 53
               fi