diff --git a/content/docs/manage/backups-aws-s3-backup-part-2.md b/content/docs/manage/backups-aws-s3-backup-part-2.md
index d0ed7c9f3e..8f46da02bc 100644
--- a/content/docs/manage/backups-aws-s3-backup-part-2.md
+++ b/content/docs/manage/backups-aws-s3-backup-part-2.md
@@ -121,7 +121,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run pg_dump
         run: |
-          $POSTGRES/pg_dump ${{ env.DATABASE_URL }} | gzip > "${{ env.GZIP_NAME }}"
+          set -o pipefail
+          : "${DATABASE_URL:?DATABASE_URL secret is not set}"
+          "${POSTGRES}/pg_dump" "$DATABASE_URL" | gzip > "$GZIP_NAME"
 
       - name: Empty bucket of old files
         run: |
@@ -255,9 +257,13 @@ This step runs `pg_dump` and saves the output in the Action's virtual memory usi
 ```yml
 - name: Run pg_dump
   run: |
-    $POSTGRES/$pg_dump ${{ env.DATABASE_URL }} | gzip > "${{ env.GZIP_NAME }}"
+    set -o pipefail
+    : "${DATABASE_URL:?DATABASE_URL secret is not set}"
+    "${POSTGRES}/pg_dump" "$DATABASE_URL" | gzip > "$GZIP_NAME"
 ```
 
+Enabling `pipefail` ensures the workflow fails when `pg_dump` fails instead of reporting success because `gzip` completed.
+
 ## Empty bucket of old files
 
 This optional step automatically removes `.gz` files older than the retention period specified by the `RETENTION` variable. It checks the `FOLDER_NAME` directory and deletes outdated backups to save storage space.