diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_action.yml b/.github/workflows/check_action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1040e7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: check_action
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - action.yml
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - action.yml
+
+jobs:
+  test_action:
+    name: Test on ${{ matrix.os }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: check gitdeps action on ${{ matrix.os }}
+        uses: ./
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diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 28988a2..ced0845 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ inputs:
   gitdeps_args:
     description: 'add gitdeps arguments'
     required: false
-    default: ''
+
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       if: runner.os == 'macOS'
       run: |
-        set -e
         VERSION="${{ inputs.gitdeps_ver }}"
         OS_ARCH=$(uname -m | sed 's/aarch64/arm64/' | sed 's/x86_64/amd64/')
         BASE_NAME="gitdeps_${VERSION}_darwin_${OS_ARCH}"
@@ -98,7 +97,9 @@ runs:
     - name: run gitdeps (Unix)
       shell: bash
       if: runner.os != 'Windows'
-      run: .gitdeps/${BASE_NAME}/gitdeps ${{ inputs.gitdeps_args }}
+      env:
+        GITDEPS_ARGS: ${{ inputs.gitdeps_args }}
+      run: .gitdeps/${BASE_NAME}/gitdeps $GITDEPS_ARGS
 
     - name: run gitdeps (Windows)
       shell: pwsh