diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-github-actions.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-github-actions.yaml
index e29fc189..1bd9ac9e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-github-actions.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-github-actions.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ name: GitHub Actions CI
 on: 
   push:
     branches: 
+    - stable
     - develop
     - feature-gh-actions
   pull_request:
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Configure
       run: |
-        export EXTRA_CMAKE_ARGS='-DXolotl_INCLUDE_RN_TPP_FILES=ON -DXolotl_ENABLE_TIMER_TESTS=OFF'
+        export EXTRA_CMAKE_ARGS='-DXolotl_INCLUDE_RN_TPP_FILES=ON '
         CI/scripts/run_step.sh configure
       env:
         PATH: ${{ env.PATH }}
diff --git a/CI/scripts/run_step.sh b/CI/scripts/run_step.sh
index c99d84e1..b7796322 100755
--- a/CI/scripts/run_step.sh
+++ b/CI/scripts/run_step.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -e
+
 echo -e "\nCheck gcc and clang compilers\n"
 gcc --version
 clang --version
 
+function run_tests () {
+    cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/../build
+    ctest --output-on-failure --label-exclude xolotl.tests.system
+    local __xolotl_ret=$?
+    ./test/system/SystemTester -- -t
+    local __xolotl_sys_ret=$?
+    return $((__xolotl_ret + __xolotl_sys_ret))
+}
+
 case "$1" in 
 
   configure)
@@ -46,9 +57,7 @@ case "$1" in
     ;;
 
   test)
-    cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/../build
-    ctest -VV --label-exclude xolotl.tests.system
-    ./test/system/SystemTester -- -t
+    run_tests
     ;;
 
   *)