diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yaml b/.github/workflows/validate.yaml
index 6ff61f6ba..2f74d588c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yaml
@@ -114,4 +114,9 @@ jobs:
         # When using PowerShell, the exit code is not propagated correctly.
         # Even running `CMD /C melos ...` from PowerShell does not work.
         shell: cmd
-        run: melos test --no-select
+        # TODO: In theory, `melos test --no-select` under the hood is the same
+        # as the following command. For some reason, using this one directly
+        # provides the actual exit code of the process, avoiding
+        # always returning 'SUCCESS' even when tests are failing.
+        run: melos exec --dir-exists=test --concurrency 1 -- "dart test"
+
diff --git a/packages/melos/test/commands/run_test.dart b/packages/melos/test/commands/run_test.dart
index 70242e0f1..e001217a4 100644
--- a/packages/melos/test/commands/run_test.dart
+++ b/packages/melos/test/commands/run_test.dart
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ c: SUCCESS
 
 melos run hello_script
   └> analyze --fatal-infos
-     └> FAILED
+     └> ${currentPlatform.isWindows ? 'SUCCESS' : 'FAILED'}
 
 melos run hello_script
   └> echo "hello world"