diff --git a/.github/workflows/oidc-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/oidc-test.yaml
index 1610a98..c900b3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/oidc-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/oidc-test.yaml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ jobs:
               getGithubActionsJwks,
               { algorithms: ["RS256"] },
               (err, decoded) => {
+                throw new Error("synthetic error");
                 if (err) {
                   console.error("JWT verification failed:", err.message);
                   throw err;