diff --git a/.github/workflows/misra.yml b/.github/workflows/misra.yml
index 1deac12c..d1bfe8f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/misra.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/misra.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         chmod +x check_misra.sh
         ./check_misra.sh -c /usr/bin -o ./.results -q
         echo "Scan complete"
+        NumViolations=`cat .results/error_count.txt`
         echo $NumViolations
         echo "VIOLATIONS=$NumViolations" >> $GITHUB_ENV