diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index e4a92da..cfe58fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -459,6 +459,16 @@ jobs:
             echo "$GITHUB_BASE_REF"
             echo "$GITHUB_REF"
 
+      - name: pass secret variable in shell
+        uses: ./
+        continue-on-error: true
+        with:
+          host: ${{ env.REMOTE_HOST }}
+          username: linuxserver.io
+          key: ${{ env.PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          port: 2222
+          script: cd ${{ secrets.PORT }}
+
       - name: switch to root user
         uses: ./
         with:
@@ -491,6 +501,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: testing ipv6
         uses: ./
+        continue-on-error: true
         with:
           host: 2402:1f00:8000:800::2628
           username: ubuntu