diff --git a/.ci/premerge_advisor_explain.py b/.ci/premerge_advisor_explain.py
index 6296599aa4f49..a88bfd223d9aa 100644
--- a/.ci/premerge_advisor_explain.py
+++ b/.ci/premerge_advisor_explain.py
@@ -158,3 +158,5 @@ def main(
         args.pr_number,
         args.return_code,
     )
+
+    sys.exit(args.return_code)
diff --git a/.ci/utils.sh b/.ci/utils.sh
index 713a07ba5d898..923c64a4e169c 100644
--- a/.ci/utils.sh
+++ b/.ci/utils.sh
@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ function at-exit {
     python "${MONOREPO_ROOT}"/.ci/generate_test_report_github.py \
       $retcode "${BUILD_DIR}"/test-results.*.xml "${MONOREPO_ROOT}"/ninja*.log \
       >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-    python "${MONOREPO_ROOT}"/.ci/premerge_advisor_explain.py \
+    (python "${MONOREPO_ROOT}"/.ci/premerge_advisor_explain.py \
       $(git rev-parse HEAD~1) $retcode "${GITHUB_TOKEN}" \
       $GITHUB_PR_NUMBER "${BUILD_DIR}"/test-results.*.xml \
-      "${MONOREPO_ROOT}"/ninja*.log
+      "${MONOREPO_ROOT}"/ninja*.log)
+    advisor_retcode=$?
   fi
 
   if [[ "$retcode" != "0" ]]; then
@@ -54,6 +55,10 @@ function at-exit {
         "${BUILD_DIR}"/test-results.*.xml "${MONOREPO_ROOT}"/ninja*.log
     fi
   fi
+
+  if [[ -n "$GITHUB_ACTIONS" ]]; then
+    exit $advisor_retcode
+  fi
 }
 trap at-exit EXIT