diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
index 1d298f5..17b2d67 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,78 @@ jobs:
           command: node ./.github/scripts/log-examples.js
           timeout_minutes: 1
 
+      - name: multi-line 2 commands non existent first command
+        id: multi_line_2_commands_non_existent_first_command
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          max_attempts: 2
+          command: |
+            i-do-not-exist && \
+            echo "bar"
+      - uses: nick-invision/assert-action@v1
+        with:
+          expected: 3
+          actual: ${{ steps.multi_line_2_commands_non_existent_first_command.outputs.total_attempts }}
+      - uses: nick-invision/assert-action@v1
+        with:
+          expected: 'i-do-not-exist'
+          actual: ${{ steps.multi_line_2_commands_non_existent_first_command.outputs.exit_error }}
+          comparison: contains
+      - uses: nick-invision/assert-action@v1
+        with:
+          expected: 'i-exist'
+          actual: ${{ steps.multi_line_2_commands_non_existent_first_command.outputs.exit_error }}
+          comparison: notContains
+
+      - name: multi-line 2 commands happy path test
+        id: multi_line_2_commands_happy_path
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          max_attempts: 2
+          command: |
+            echo "foo" && \
+            echo "bar"
+      - uses: nick-invision/assert-action@v1
+        with:
+          expected: 1
+          actual: ${{ steps.multi_line_2_commands_happy_path.outputs.total_attempts }}
+
+      - name: Conventional multi-line non existent first command
+        id: conventional_multi_line_non_existent_first_command
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          max_attempts: 2
+          command: |
+            i-do-not-exist
+            echo "i-exist"
+      - uses: nick-invision/assert-action@v1
+        with:
+          expected: 3
+          actual: ${{ steps.conventional_multi_line_non_existent_second_command.outputs.total_attempts }}
+      - uses: nick-invision/assert-action@v1
+        with:
+          expected: 'i-do-not-exist'
+          actual: ${{ steps.conventional_multi_line_non_existent_first_command.outputs.exit_error }}
+          comparison: contains
+      - uses: nick-invision/assert-action@v1
+        with:
+          expected: 'i-exist'
+          actual: ${{ steps.conventional_multi_line_non_existent_first_command.outputs.exit_error }}
+          comparison: notContains
+
+      - name: Conventional multi-line happy path test
+        id: conventional_multi_line_happy_path
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          max_attempts: 2
+          command: |
+            echo "foo"
+            echo "bar"
+      - uses: nick-invision/assert-action@v1
+        with:
+          expected: 0
+          actual: ${{ steps.conventional_multi_line_happy_path.outputs.total_attempts }}
+
       - name: sad-path (retry_wait_seconds)
         id: sad_path_wait_sec
         uses: ./
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index b2fa2ff..caa5d06 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,11 @@ function getExecutable(): string {
 
   let executable: string;
   switch (SHELL) {
-    case "bash":
+    case "bash": {
+      // -e to not ignore errors, but exit with non-zero code.
+      executable = SHELL + "-e";
+      break;
+    }
     case "python":
     case "pwsh": {
       executable = SHELL;