diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml
index d0c4c9e6c6..5d15954821 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Backend smoke test
         run: |
-          docker compose up -d api --wait --wait-timeout 60
+          docker compose up -d api \
+            --wait --wait-timeout 60
+            --exit-code-from api
 
   smoke-test-frontend:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest