diff --git a/.github/workflows/basic.yml b/.github/workflows/basic.yml
index 4b29be489..27faa7372 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/basic.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/basic.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.email "ci@openquantumsafe.org" && \
           git config --global --add safe.directory . && \
           cd scripts/copy_from_upstream && \
-          ! pip3 install --require-hashes -r requirements.txt 2>&1 | grep -i ERROR 77 \
+          ! pip3 install --require-hashes -r requirements.txt 2>&1 | grep -i ERROR && \
           echo "LIBOQS_DIR=$PWD" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
       - name: Verify copy_from_upstream state after copy
         working-directory: 'scripts/copy_from_upstream'