diff --git a/.github/workflows/security_check.yml b/.github/workflows/security_check.yml
index 4b2f267..94730a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/security_check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/security_check.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
           webhook: ${{ secrets.SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL }}
           webhook-type: incoming-webhook
           payload: |
-            text: "*DWH-Exporter Dependency-Check Report*: ${{ job.status }}\nPlease check the report here: https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}"
+            text: "*DWH-Exporter Dependency-Check Report*: ${{ steps.depcheck.outcome }}\nPlease check the report here: https://github.com/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}"
       # if DependencyCheck failed, the job should also fail, but only after the results were uploaded
       - name: Validate DependencyCheck outcome
         if: ${{ steps.depcheck.outcome == 'failure' }}