diff --git a/.github/workflows/link-check-on-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/link-check-on-pr.yml
index 0ee535e828..9d9985efe5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/link-check-on-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/link-check-on-pr.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.DOCS_BOT_PAT_READPUBLICKEY }}
 
       - name: Link check all pages (internal links only)
-        id: all_links
         env:
           LEVEL: 'critical'
           ACTION_RUN_URL: ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
@@ -52,12 +51,8 @@ jobs:
         run: node src/links/scripts/rendered-content-link-checker.js
 
       - name: Upload artifact(s)
+        if: ${{ always() }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@c7d193f32edcb7bfad88892161225aeda64e9392
         with:
           name: artifacts
           path: ./artifacts
-
-      - name: Fail if either check has broken links in its level
-        if: ${{ steps.changed_links.outputs.has_flaws_at_level == 'true' || steps.all_links.outputs.has_flaws_at_level == 'true' }}
-        run: |
-          exit 1
diff --git a/src/links/scripts/rendered-content-link-checker.js b/src/links/scripts/rendered-content-link-checker.js
index 281c81ead9..98d48f3ca5 100755
--- a/src/links/scripts/rendered-content-link-checker.js
+++ b/src/links/scripts/rendered-content-link-checker.js
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ async function main(core, octokit, uploadArtifact, opts = {}) {
         )
       }
     }
+    process.exit(1)
   } else {
     // It might be that the PR got a comment about >0 flaws before,
     // and now it can update that comment to say all is well again.