diff --git a/+tests/+unit/nwbExportTest.m b/+tests/+unit/nwbExportTest.m
index e143877d..4f25e78e 100644
--- a/+tests/+unit/nwbExportTest.m
+++ b/+tests/+unit/nwbExportTest.m
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ function testExportTimeseriesWithoutStartingTimeRate(testCase)
                 'description', 'a test series', ...
                 'data_unit', 'n/a' ...
             );
-            tesCase.verifyFail('') % Temp: provoke error
             testCase.NwbObject.acquisition.set('time_series', time_series);
             nwbFilePath = fullfile(testCase.OutputFolder, 'test_part1.nwb');
             testCase.verifyError(@(f, fn) nwbExport(testCase.NwbObject, nwbFilePath), 'NWB:CustomConstraintUnfulfilled')
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml
index dcb32b80..0d6230c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml
@@ -18,64 +18,67 @@ jobs:
     name: Run MATLAB tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: check out repository
+      - name: Check out repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: install python
+      - name: Install python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.10'
-      - name: configure python env
+      - name: Configure python env
         run: |
           python -m pip install -U pip
           pip install -r +tests/requirements.txt
           echo "HDF5_PLUGIN_PATH=$(python -c "import hdf5plugin; print(hdf5plugin.PLUGINS_PATH)")" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-      - name: install MATLAB
+      - name: Install MATLAB
         uses: matlab-actions/setup-matlab@v2
         with:
           release: R2024a # this is necessary to test dynamic filters
-      - name: run tests
-        continue-on-error: true
+      - name: Run tests
         uses: matlab-actions/run-command@v2
         with:
           command: results = assertSuccess(nwbtest); assert(~isempty(results), 'No tests ran');
-      - name: upload JUnit results
+      - name: Upload JUnit results
+        if: always()
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: test-results
           path: testResults.xml
           retention-days: 1
-      - name: upload coverage results
+      - name: Upload coverage results
+        if: always()
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: test-coverage
           path: ./coverage.xml
   publish_junit:
-    name: Publish JUnit Test Results
+    name: Publish JUnit test results
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ always() }}
+    if: always()
+    needs: [run_tests]
     steps:
-      - name: retrieve result files
+      - name: Retrieve result files
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: test-results
-      - name: publish results
+      - name: Publish test results
         uses: mikepenz/action-junit-report@v4
         with:
           report_paths: 'testResults.xml'
   publish_coverage:
-    name: Publish Cobertura Test Coverage
+    name: Publish Cobertura test coverage
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [run_tests]
     steps:
-      - name: check out repository
+      - name: Check out repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: retrieve code coverage files
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: test-coverage
-      - name: publish on Codecov
+      - name: Publish on coverage results on Codecov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
           files: coverage.xml
           name: codecov-matnwb
-          verbose: true
\ No newline at end of file
+          verbose: true