diff --git a/.github/workflows/toolchain-verification.yml b/.github/workflows/toolchain-verification.yml
index ac542d9..d2e84fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/toolchain-verification.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/toolchain-verification.yml
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ jobs:
         run: cp -f .mvn/maven_ci.config .mvn/maven.config
       - name: Inspect Toolchain
         run: |
-          set +e # don't want to fail because of the `stat` call at the end
           mvn --version
           mvn toolchains:display-discovered-jdk-toolchains
           stat ~/.m2/toolchains.xml
+        continue-on-error: true # the stat call will fail this step otherwise
       - name: Build with Maven
         run: |
           mvn test