diff --git a/.github/actions/acc_test/action.yaml b/.github/actions/acc_test/action.yaml
index 9a80b0ed..46565e96 100644
--- a/.github/actions/acc_test/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/acc_test/action.yaml
@@ -67,11 +67,11 @@ inputs:
 
 outputs:
   result:
-    value: ${{ steps.testrun.result }}
+    value: "${{ steps.testrun.result }}"
     description: "the output of the tests"
 
   status:
-    value: ${{ steps.status.status }}
+    value: "${{ steps.status.status }}"
     description: "the status of the tests"
 
 runs:
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ runs:
         fi
 
         testfile="${{ inputs.test_file }}"
+        
+        echo "result=no result before run" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
         echo "Running acceptance tests for the terraform provider"
         set +e