diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/tests-integration.yml
index 19722e3..a855228 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests-integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests-integration.yml
@@ -311,3 +311,10 @@ jobs:
           assertion: npm://@assertions/is-equal:v1
           expected: "failure"
           actual: "${{ steps.failed.outcome }}"
+      - name: Test failed step does not have error when error on fail is disabled
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          assertion: local://.github/workflows/assertions/is-equal
+          actual: "Bye bye!"
+          expected: "Goodbye, World!"
+          error-on-fail: false
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 284b664..ad63f2b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ jobs:
 | `type` | A supported [data type](#data-types) that `actual` and `expected` will be cast to before performing assertion | `string` | `string` `json` `number` |
 | `each` | Parse multi-line `actual` into many values and perform assertion against each | `false` | `true` `false` |
 | `local-path` | Path to directory containing `local` assertion | `${{github.workspace}}` | `.github/workflows/assertions` |
+| `error-on-fail` | Report error in step when assertion fails | `true` | `false` |
 
 ### Data Types
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index e5536de..bc71480 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ inputs:
     description: "Path to assertions on the runner's filesystem"
     default: "${{ github.workspace }}"
     required: true
+  error-on-fail:
+    description: "Report error in step when assertion fails"
+    default: "true"
+    required: true
 outputs:
   message:
     description: "Human readable result of the assertion"
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 13e2de5..2c3e077 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
     const type: string = core.getInput('type')
     const each: boolean = core.getBooleanInput('each')
     const localPath: string = core.getInput('local-path')
+    const errorOnFail: boolean = core.getBooleanInput('error-on-fail')
 
     if (type in types === false) {
       throw new Error(
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ async function run(): Promise<void> {
 
     const aggregateResult: AggregateResult = new AggregateResult(results)
 
-    if (!aggregateResult.pass) {
+    if (!aggregateResult.pass && errorOnFail) {
       core.setFailed(aggregateResult.message)
     }