diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 87c0c83..adf7ef5 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 name: Reclaim The Stack - Rubocop
 description: Runs rubocop and posts offences as inline PR comments.
 inputs:
+  failure_exit_code:
+    description: Exit code after running rubocop-- a non-zero exit code will fail the build
+    default: "108"
   github_token:
     description: GITHUB_TOKEN
     default: ${{ github.token }}
@@ -16,5 +19,6 @@ runs:
     - run: ruby $GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/rubocop.rb ${{ inputs.rubocop_arguments }}
       shell: bash
       env:
+        FAILURE_EXIT_CODE: ${{ inputs.failure_exit_code }}
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.github_token }}
         RUBOCOP_GEM_VERSIONS: ${{ inputs.gem_versions }}
diff --git a/rubocop.rb b/rubocop.rb
index 7a29453..ca7212a 100644
--- a/rubocop.rb
+++ b/rubocop.rb
@@ -192,5 +192,5 @@ def in_diff?(changed_files, path, line)
 if number_of_offenses > 0
   puts ""
   puts "#{number_of_offenses} offenses found! Failing the build..."
-  exit 108
+  exit ENV.fetch("FAILURE_EXIT_CODE", 108).to_i
 end