diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 0584ed6..f2d28c2 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ inputs:
   exclude_folders:
     description: 'Folders to exclude from formatting check'
     required: false
-    default: '3rdparty,3rd_party'
+    default: ''
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 8622856..5a27064 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ find_and_check_files() {
     while IFS= read -r -d '' file; do
         format_diff "$file"
     done < <(find "$include_paths" "${exclude_paths[@]/#/-path }" -prune -o -name '*.h' -print0 -o -name '*.cpp' -print0)
+    local find_status=$?
+
+    if [[ "${find_status}" -ne 0 ]]; then
+        echo "Find command failed with status ${find_status}"
+        exit_code=1  # Indicate that an issue was found
+    fi
 }
 
 # Main execution