diff --git a/.github/workflows/gcp-iap-operator.yml b/.github/workflows/gcp-iap-operator.yml
index c38f434..157063b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gcp-iap-operator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gcp-iap-operator.yml
@@ -179,11 +179,13 @@ jobs:
           export_environment_variables: true
 
       - name: Install Google Cloud CLI
+        id: setup_gcloud
         uses: google-github-actions/setup-gcloud@v3
         with:
           project_id: ${{ env.PROJECT_ID }}
 
       - name: Run fixed IAP operation
+        id: operate
         shell: bash
         env:
           OPERATION: ${{ inputs.operation }}
@@ -193,6 +195,51 @@ jobs:
           set -euo pipefail
           scripts/gcp_iap_operator.sh "${OPERATION}" "${REQUEST_ID}" "${TARGET_DB}"
 
+      - name: Ensure sanitized result receipt
+        if: always()
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          OPERATION: ${{ inputs.operation }}
+          REQUEST_ID: ${{ inputs.request_id }}
+          TARGET_DB: ${{ inputs.target_db }}
+          VALIDATE_OUTCOME: ${{ steps.validate.outcome }}
+          AUTH_OUTCOME: ${{ steps.auth.outcome }}
+          SETUP_GCLOUD_OUTCOME: ${{ steps.setup_gcloud.outcome }}
+          OPERATE_OUTCOME: ${{ steps.operate.outcome }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          install -d -m 0700 "${RESULT_DIR}"
+          result_path="${RESULT_DIR}/result.json"
+          if [[ -s "${result_path}" ]] && python3 -c 'import json,sys; json.load(open(sys.argv[1]))' "${result_path}"; then
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          RESULT_PATH="${result_path}" python3 - <<'PY'
+          import json
+          import os
+          from pathlib import Path
+
+          result = {
+              "schema": "livingip.gcpIapOperatorResult.v1",
+              "operation": os.environ["OPERATION"],
+              "request_id": os.environ["REQUEST_ID"],
+              "target_db": os.environ["TARGET_DB"],
+              "status": "fail",
+              "failure_class": "workflow_stopped_before_valid_operator_result",
+              "step_outcomes": {
+                  "validate": os.environ["VALIDATE_OUTCOME"],
+                  "auth": os.environ["AUTH_OUTCOME"],
+                  "setup_gcloud": os.environ["SETUP_GCLOUD_OUTCOME"],
+                  "operate": os.environ["OPERATE_OUTCOME"],
+              },
+              "credential_values_logged": False,
+              "raw_stdout_retained": False,
+              "raw_stderr_retained": False,
+          }
+          path = Path(os.environ["RESULT_PATH"])
+          path.write_text(json.dumps(result, indent=2, sort_keys=True) + "\n", encoding="utf-8")
+          path.chmod(0o600)
+          PY
+
       - name: Upload sanitized result
         if: always()
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/tests/test_gcp_iap_operator_access.py b/tests/test_gcp_iap_operator_access.py
index 9936899..49f488a 100644
--- a/tests/test_gcp_iap_operator_access.py
+++ b/tests/test_gcp_iap_operator_access.py
@@ -153,6 +153,23 @@ def test_workflow_initializes_runner_paths_at_step_runtime() -> None:
     assert "runner.temp" not in WORKFLOW.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
 
 
+def test_workflow_retains_sanitized_failure_receipt_before_upload() -> None:
+    workflow = load_workflow()
+    steps = workflow["jobs"]["operate"]["steps"]
+    receipt_index = next(i for i, step in enumerate(steps) if step.get("name") == "Ensure sanitized result receipt")
+    upload_index = next(i for i, step in enumerate(steps) if step.get("uses") == "actions/upload-artifact@v4")
+    receipt = steps[receipt_index]
+    source = receipt["run"]
+    assert receipt_index < upload_index
+    assert receipt["if"] == "always()"
+    assert receipt["env"]["AUTH_OUTCOME"] == "${{ steps.auth.outcome }}"
+    assert receipt["env"]["OPERATE_OUTCOME"] == "${{ steps.operate.outcome }}"
+    assert "workflow_stopped_before_valid_operator_result" in source
+    assert '"credential_values_logged": False' in source
+    assert '"raw_stdout_retained": False' in source
+    assert '"raw_stderr_retained": False' in source
+
+
 def test_workflow_builds_exact_main_bundle_from_tracked_files_and_hashes() -> None:
     source = WORKFLOW.read_text(encoding="utf-8")