diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/judge.yml b/.gitea/workflows/judge.yml
index 7d378d6..3b50629 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/judge.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/judge.yml
@@ -141,8 +141,7 @@ jobs:
           esac
 
           # runner auto-detects .exe suffix on Windows
-          judge "$SUITE_FILE" . --json $WRAPPER_ARG > "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/${REPORT_NAME}.json" \
-            || echo "judge exited non-zero (expected when tests fail)"
+          judge "$SUITE_FILE" . --json $WRAPPER_ARG > "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/${REPORT_NAME}.json" || true
 
           judge "$SUITE_FILE" . $WRAPPER_ARG || true