diff --git a/.github/workflows/govulncheck.yml b/.github/workflows/govulncheck.yml
index 3a21f864d6..742761982d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/govulncheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/govulncheck.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ jobs:
           govulncheck ./...
       - name: Comment results
         run: |
-          if [ "$(govulncheck ./ddtrace/... | grep "Vulnerability #" | wc -l)" -gt 0 ]; then
+          num=$(govulncheck ./ddtrace/... | grep "Vulnerability #" | wc -l)
+          if [ $num -gt 0 ]; then
+            echo "Found ${num} vulnerabilities"
             exit 1
           fi