diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yaml
index f6e2bc41..99d867bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yaml
@@ -105,12 +105,12 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           wait_for_pod_log() {
-            while [[ $(kubectl logs $1 | grep $2) == "" ]]; do echo "waiting 5 more seconds for '$2' to appear in logs of pod '$1'..." >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT && sleep 5; done
-            echo "Pod '$1' logs contains '$2'" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            while [[ $(kubectl logs $1 | grep $2) == "" ]]; do echo "waiting 5 more seconds for '$2' to appear in logs of pod '$1'..." && sleep 5; done
+            echo "Pod '$1' logs contains '$2'"
           }
           # because the sidecar pods signal ready state before we actually opened up all watching subprocesses, we wait some more time
           sleep 20
-          echo "Installing resources..." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "Installing resources..."
           kubectl apply -f "test/resources/resources.yaml"
           pods=("sidecar" "sidecar-basicauth-args" "sidecar-5xx" "sidecar-pythonscript" "sidecar-pythonscript-logfile")
           resources=("sample-configmap" "sample-secret-binary" "absolute-configmap" "relative-configmap" "change-dir-configmap" "similar-configmap-secret" "url-configmap-500" "url-configmap-basic-auth" "sample-configmap")
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir /tmp/sidecar
           mkdir /tmp/sidecar-5xx
-          echo "Downloading resource files from sidecar..." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "Downloading resource files from sidecar..."
           kubectl cp sidecar:/tmp/hello.world /tmp/sidecar/hello.world
           kubectl cp sidecar:/tmp/cm-kubelogo.png /tmp/sidecar/cm-kubelogo.png
           kubectl cp sidecar:/tmp/secret-kubelogo.png /tmp/sidecar/secret-kubelogo.png
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ jobs:
           kubectl cp sidecar:/tmp/similar-configmap.txt /tmp/sidecar/similar-configmap.txt
           kubectl cp sidecar:/tmp/similar-secret.txt /tmp/sidecar/similar-secret.txt
 
-          echo "Downloading resource files from sidecar-basicauth-args pod" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "Downloading resource files from sidecar-basicauth-args pod"
           kubectl cp sidecar-basicauth-args:/tmp/secured.txt /tmp/sidecar-basicauth-args/secured.txt
 
-          echo "Downloading resource files from sidecar-5xx..." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "Downloading resource files from sidecar-5xx..."
           kubectl cp sidecar-5xx:/tmp-5xx/hello.world /tmp/sidecar-5xx/hello.world
           kubectl cp sidecar-5xx:/tmp-5xx/cm-kubelogo.png /tmp/sidecar-5xx/cm-kubelogo.png
           kubectl cp sidecar-5xx:/tmp-5xx/secret-kubelogo.png /tmp/sidecar-5xx/secret-kubelogo.png
@@ -186,10 +186,10 @@ jobs:
           sleep 5
           current_time=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
           wait_for_pod_log() {
-            while [[ $(kubectl logs $1 --since-time ${current_time} | grep $2) == "" ]]; do echo "waiting 5 more seconds for '$2' to appear in logs of pod '$1'..." >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT && sleep 5; done
-            echo "Pod '$1' logs contains '$2'" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            while [[ $(kubectl logs $1 --since-time ${current_time} | grep $2) == "" ]]; do echo "waiting 5 more seconds for '$2' to appear in logs of pod '$1'..." && sleep 5; done
+            echo "Pod '$1' logs contains '$2'"
           }
-          echo "Updating resources..." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "Updating resources..."
           kubectl apply -f "test/resources/change_resources.yaml"
           pods=("sidecar" "sidecar-5xx")
           resources=("sample-configmap" "sample-secret-binary" "absolute-configmap" "relative-configmap" "change-dir-configmap" "similar-configmap-secret" "url-configmap-500" "url-configmap-basic-auth" "sample-configmap")
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ jobs:
           echo -n "I'm very similar" | diff - /tmp/sidecar/similar-configmap.txt &&
           echo -n "I'm very similar" | diff - /tmp/sidecar/similar-secret.txt &&
           echo -n "allowed" | diff - /tmp/sidecar/secured.txt &&
-          [ ! -f /tmp/sidecar/500.txt ] && echo "No 5xx file created" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT &&
+          [ ! -f /tmp/sidecar/500.txt ] && echo "No 5xx file created" &&
           ls /tmp/sidecar/script_result
       - name: Verify sidecar-basicauth-args pod file after initial sync
         run: |