diff --git a/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml b/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml
index 5d4f14682..b4e79b2e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - run: perl -V
       - name: install dependencies from cpanfile.ci
         uses: perl-actions/install-with-cpm@v1
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
       perl-versions: ${{ steps.action.outputs.perl-versions }}
     steps:
       - id: action
-        uses: perl-actions/perl-versions@v1
+        uses: perl-actions/perl-versions@v2
         with:
           since-perl: v5.10
           with-devel: true
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
     container: perldocker/perl-tester:${{ matrix.perl-version }}
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - run: perl -V
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: |
diff --git a/lib/App/Yath/Options/Debug.pm b/lib/App/Yath/Options/Debug.pm
index c41fd644e..dc36f92b9 100644
--- a/lib/App/Yath/Options/Debug.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Yath/Options/Debug.pm
@@ -168,12 +168,14 @@ sub _post_process_interactive {
     ${$settings->debug->vivify_field('fifo')} = $fifo;
 
     if ($settings->check_prefix('display')) {
-        $settings->display->field(quiet => 0);
-        $settings->display->field(verbose => 1) unless $settings->display->verbose;
+        my $display = $settings->display;
+        $display->field(quiet   => 0) if $display->check_field('quiet');
+        $display->field(verbose => 1) if $display->check_field('verbose') && !$display->verbose;
     }
 
     if ($settings->check_prefix('formatter')) {
-        $settings->formatter->field(qvf => 0);
+        my $formatter = $settings->formatter;
+        $formatter->field(qvf => 0) if $formatter->check_field('qvf');
     }
 
     if ($settings->check_prefix('run')) {
diff --git a/t/integration/failed.t b/t/integration/failed.t
index c0c890325..e8d450665 100644
--- a/t/integration/failed.t
+++ b/t/integration/failed.t
@@ -34,6 +34,20 @@ yath(
                 unlike($out->{output}, qr{pass\.tx}, "'pass.tx' was not seen as a failure when reading the log");
             },
         );
+
+        # GH #300: 'yath failed --interactive' should not crash with
+        # "The 'quiet' field does not exist"
+        $out = yath(
+            command => 'failed',
+            args    => ['-i', $logfile],
+            exit    => 0,
+            test    => sub {
+                my $out = shift;
+
+                ok(!$out->{exit}, "'failed -i' command exits true");
+                unlike($out->{output}, qr{field does not exist}, "'failed -i' does not crash on missing display fields");
+            },
+        );
     },
 );