diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 815cdfd..7d04786 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ runs:
 
         if [[ -n "${{ inputs.ignorePatterns }}" ]]; then
           IFS=',' read -ra exclusions <<< "${{ inputs.ignorePatterns }}"
-          
+        
           for exclusion in "${exclusions[@]}"; do
             tar_cmd+=(--exclude="${exclusion}")
             log_info "Excluding pattern ${exclusion}"
@@ -59,22 +59,36 @@ runs:
 
         # Execute the tar command
         "${tar_cmd[@]}"
-  
+        
         shopt -u dotglob
         
         mv "${{ inputs.customArchiveName }}.tar.gz" ../
     - name: Publishing App
+      continue-on-error: true  # Ensures the job shows a warning instead of failing
       shell: bash
       run: |
         PKG_URL="${{ gitea.server_url }}/api/packages/${{ gitea.repository_owner }}/generic/${{ inputs.appName }}/${{ inputs.version }}/${{ inputs.customArchiveName }}.tar.gz"
         log_info "Sending package in $(yellow)${PKG_URL}"
         
-        curl --user "MilaBot:${{ inputs.token }}" \
-        --upload-file "${{ inputs.customArchiveName }}.tar.gz" \
-        "${PKG_URL}" \
-        --progress-bar \
-        --show-error \
-        --fail
+        HTTP_RESPONSE=$(curl --user "MilaBot:${{ inputs.token }}" \
+          --upload-file "${{ inputs.customArchiveName }}.tar.gz" \
+          "${PKG_URL}" \
+          --progress-bar \
+          --show-error \
+          --fail --silent --write-out "%{http_code}" --output /dev/null)
+
+        if [[ "$HTTP_RESPONSE" == "409" ]]; then
+          echo "::warning:: ⚠️ Warning: File already exists (HTTP 409). Ignoring failure."
+          exit 1  # Step "fails", but job stays in warning state due to continue-on-error
+        elif [[ "$HTTP_RESPONSE" -ge 200 && "$HTTP_RESPONSE" -lt 300 ]]; then
+          echo "✅ Upload successful."
+          exit 0
+        else
+          echo "HTTP_RESPONSE=$HTTP_RESPONSE" >> "$GITEA_ENV"
+        
+          echo "❌ Error: HTTP response $HTTP_RESPONSE"
+          exit 1
+        fi
         
         PKG_SHA="$(sha256sum "${{ inputs.customArchiveName }}.tar.gz" | cut -d' ' -f1 | tr -d '\n')"
         log_info "Exporting package sha256 hash in env var $(yellow)PKG_SHA"
@@ -82,6 +96,9 @@ runs:
         
         log_info "Exporting package url in env var $(yellow)PKG_URL"
         echo "PKG_URL=${PKG_URL}" >> $GITEA_ENV
-        
+
         log_info "Cleaning up"
         rm -f "${{ inputs.customArchiveName }}.tar.gz"
+    - name: Validate job
+      shell: bash
+      run: [[ -z "$HTTP_RESPONSE" ]]; || exit 1