diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 44373ba..03bc2b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ env:
   CUSTOM_OUTPUT_RELATIVE_PATH: lychee/custom_output.md
   CUSTOM_OUTPUT_ABSOLUTE_PATH: /tmp/report.md
   CUSTOM_OUTPUT_DUMP_PATH: /tmp/dump.md
-    
+
 jobs:
   lychee-action:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           output: "${{ env.CUSTOM_OUTPUT_RELATIVE_PATH }}"
           debug: true
-          
+
       - name: test custom output relative path - validation
         run: |
           echo "Checking custom output file at ${{ env.CUSTOM_OUTPUT_RELATIVE_PATH }}"
@@ -68,13 +68,13 @@ jobs:
             echo "Found. Contents:"
             cat "${{ env.CUSTOM_OUTPUT_RELATIVE_PATH }}"
           fi
-         
+
       - name: test custom output absolute path - creation
         uses: ./
         with:
           output: "${{ env.CUSTOM_OUTPUT_ABSOLUTE_PATH }}"
           debug: true
-          
+
       - name: test custom output absolute path - validation
         run: |
           echo "Checking custom output file at ${{ env.CUSTOM_OUTPUT_ABSOLUTE_PATH }}"
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
           args: --dump './**/*.md' './**/*.html' './**/*.rst'
           output: "${{ env.CUSTOM_OUTPUT_DUMP_PATH }}"
           debug: true
-          
+
       - name: test dump with custom output path - validation
         run: |
           echo "Checking dump output file at ${{ env.CUSTOM_OUTPUT_DUMP_PATH }}"
@@ -104,6 +104,27 @@ jobs:
             cat "${{ env.CUSTOM_OUTPUT_DUMP_PATH }}"
           fi
 
+      - name: test failIfEmpty - no links in input should fail the pipeline
+        id: fail_if_empty_test
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          args: --verbose --no-progress fixtures/empty.md
+          debug: true
+
+      # Explictly check the exit code of the previous step
+      # as it's expected to fail
+      - name: Check failIfEmpty
+        if: steps.fail_if_empty_test.outcome != 'failure'
+        run: |
+          echo "FailIfEmpty should have failed because no links were found."
+          exit 1
+
+      - name: test disable failIfEmpty - it's okay if no links are found
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          args: --no-progress fixtures/empty.md
+          failIfEmpty: false
+
       - name: Install jq
         run: sudo apt-get install jq
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index b06c67b..6edca44 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ inputs:
     default: false
     required: false
   failIfEmpty:
-    description: "fail entire pipeline if no links were found"
+    description: "Fail entire pipeline if no links were found"
     default: true
     required: false
   format:
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ runs:
         INPUT_ARGS: ${{ inputs.ARGS }}
         INPUT_DEBUG: ${{ inputs.DEBUG }}
         INPUT_FAIL: ${{ inputs.FAIL }}
+        INPUT_FAILIFEMPTY: ${{ inputs.FAILIFEMPTY }}
         INPUT_FORMAT: ${{ inputs.FORMAT }}
         INPUT_JOBSUMMARY: ${{ inputs.JOBSUMMARY }}
         INPUT_OUTPUT: ${{ inputs.OUTPUT }}
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 3459510..fcf0eb8 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ exit_code=$?
 
 # Overwrite the exit code in case no links were found
 # and `fail-if-empty` is set to `true` (and it is by default)
-if [ "${INPUT_FAILIFEMPTY:-false}" = "true" ]; then
+if [ "${INPUT_FAILIFEMPTY}" = "true" ]; then
     # This is a somewhat crude way to check the Markdown output of lychee
-    if echo "${LYCHEE_TMP}" | grep -E 'Total\s+\|\s+0'; then
+    if grep -E 'Total\s+\|\s+0' "${LYCHEE_TMP}"; then
         echo "No links were found. This usually indicates a configuration error." >> "${LYCHEE_TMP}"
         echo "If this was expected, set 'fail-if-empty: false' in the args." >> "${LYCHEE_TMP}"
         exit_code=1
diff --git a/fixtures/empty.md b/fixtures/empty.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e30fc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/empty.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This file contains no links. Used for checking `failIfEmpty` flag.
\ No newline at end of file