diff --git a/.github/workflows/org-quality-gate.yml b/.github/workflows/org-quality-gate.yml
index f4b00e7..b74469a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/org-quality-gate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/org-quality-gate.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   quality-gate:
     name: quality-gate
-    uses: agiletec-inc/github-actions/.github/workflows/quality-gate.yml@0a4e9e230b3da52a40a0fe4ab0ae6f6f6971574b
+    uses: agiletec-inc/github-actions/.github/workflows/quality-gate.yml@f6d083035f7501b3385790f95c9f344cab1038e3
     with:
-      source-ref: 0a4e9e230b3da52a40a0fe4ab0ae6f6f6971574b
+      source-ref: f6d083035f7501b3385790f95c9f344cab1038e3
       linux-runs-on: ${{ github.event.repository.private && 'org-shared-ci-light' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}
       swift-runs-on: macos-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/quality-gate.yml b/.github/workflows/quality-gate.yml
index 0c20e36..10b634f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/quality-gate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/quality-gate.yml
@@ -232,10 +232,10 @@ jobs:
             fetch_status=$?
 
             if [ "$fetch_status" -eq 0 ]; then
-              CHECK_RUNS="$CHECK_RUNS" node .quality-gate-source/.github/scripts/evaluate_required_checks.mjs
-              evaluation_status=$?
-              if [ "$evaluation_status" -eq 0 ]; then
+              if CHECK_RUNS="$CHECK_RUNS" node .quality-gate-source/.github/scripts/evaluate_required_checks.mjs; then
                 exit 0
+              else
+                evaluation_status=$?
               fi
               if [ "$evaluation_status" -ne 75 ]; then
                 exit "$evaluation_status"
diff --git a/tests/test_workflow_wiring.py b/tests/test_workflow_wiring.py
index 956ed90..9385196 100644
--- a/tests/test_workflow_wiring.py
+++ b/tests/test_workflow_wiring.py
@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@ def test_ci_discovers_all_contract_test_modules(self) -> None:
         self.assertRegex(source, r"python3\s+-m\s+unittest\s+discover(?:\s|$)")
         self.assertNotRegex(source, r"python3\s+-m\s+unittest\s+tests\.test_")
 
+    def test_native_gate_pending_status_is_captured_under_errexit(self) -> None:
+        source = QUALITY_GATE.read_text()
+        self.assertIn(
+            'if CHECK_RUNS="$CHECK_RUNS" node '
+            '.quality-gate-source/.github/scripts/evaluate_required_checks.mjs; then',
+            source,
+        )
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()