diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index f61b4e3..497d54a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
   test: # make sure the action works on a clean machine without building
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ./
         with:
           dep: list
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index ac1c903..ae4ad58 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ async function dep() {
         options.push('-o', `${key}=${value}`)
       }
     }
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error('Invalid JSON in options')
   }
 
   try {