diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/python-syntax.yml b/.gitea/workflows/python-syntax.yml
index b2fb672..672a72f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/python-syntax.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/python-syntax.yml
@@ -60,8 +60,11 @@ jobs:
               monitor_pid=$!
 
               # Wait up to 5s for the process to exit (or be killed by the monitor)
-              timeout 5s wait $pid 2>/dev/null || true
-              status=$?
+              if timeout 5s bash -c 'while kill -0 "$1" 2>/dev/null; do sleep 0.1; done' _ "$pid"; then
+                status=0
+              else
+                status=$?
+              fi
 
               # Stop the monitor and cleanup
               kill $monitor_pid 2>/dev/null || true
@@ -95,8 +98,11 @@ jobs:
             fi
 
             # Default behavior for other files: try --version with a 5s timeout
-            timeout 5s python "$file" --version
-            status=$?
+            if timeout 5s python "$file" --version; then
+              status=0
+            else
+              status=$?
+            fi
 
             # If it ran successfully, continue
             if [ $status -eq 0 ]; then