nektos/act · error

exit with `FAILURE`: %v

Error message

exit with `FAILURE`: %v

What it means

Error "exit with `FAILURE`: %v" thrown in nektos/act.

Source

Thrown at pkg/container/docker_run.go:913

logger.Debugf("Return status: %v", statusCode)

if statusCode == 0 {
	return nil
}

return fmt.Errorf("exit with `FAILURE`: %v", statusCode)

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Solutions

1. Review the job logs to find the step that failed and fix its command or inputs.
2. Use act -v for verbose output to locate the exact failure.
3. Rerun only the failing job with act -j <job> after fixing the cause.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/container/docker_run.go:913 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of nektos/act@4f41128141 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/6cd341fc4b14c677. Report an issue: GitHub.