diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 16ca5fe..361d4b2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ not exist, it is created.
 | origin-pr | number of the PR in {orign-repo} | `true` |  |
 | destination-url | URL of the Forgejo instance where the cascading PR is created or updated (e.g. https://code.forgejo.org) | `true` |  |
 | destination-repo | the repository in which the cascading PR is created or updated | `true` |  |
-| destination-fork-repo | the fork of {desitnation-repo} in which the {destination-branch} will be created or updated | `false` |  |
+| destination-fork-repo | the fork of {destination-repo} in which the {destination-branch} will be created or updated | `false` |  |
 | destination-branch | the base branch of the destination repository for the cascading PR | `true` |  |
 | destination-token | a token with write permission on destination-repo | `true` |  |
 | update | path to the script to update the content of the cascading PR | `true` |  |
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 4fc807c..cbf010c 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ inputs:
     description: 'the repository in which the cascading PR is created or updated'
     required: true
   destination-fork-repo:
-    description: 'the fork of {desitnation-repo} in which the {destination-branch} will be created or updated'
+    description: 'the fork of {destination-repo} in which the {destination-branch} will be created or updated'
   destination-branch:
     description: 'the base branch of the destination repository for the cascading PR'
     required: true
diff --git a/cascading-pr-lib.sh b/cascading-pr-lib.sh
index e9eab03..bdbf86f 100644
--- a/cascading-pr-lib.sh
+++ b/cascading-pr-lib.sh
@@ -28,23 +28,24 @@ function dependencies() {
 }
 
 function retry() {
-    rm -f $TMPDIR/retry.out
+    rm -f $TMPDIR/retry.{out,attempt,err}
     local success=false
     for delay in $RETRY_DELAYS ; do
-        if "$@" |& tee -a $TMPDIR/retry.out > $TMPDIR/retry-attempt.out ; then
+        if "$@" > $TMPDIR/retry.attempt 2>> $TMPDIR/retry.err ; then
             success=true
             break
         fi
-        cat $TMPDIR/retry-attempt.out >&2
-        log waiting $delay "$@"
+	cat $TMPDIR/retry.{err,attempt} >> $TMPDIR/retry.out
+        cat $TMPDIR/retry.{err,attempt} >&2
+        echo waiting $delay "$@" >&2
         sleep $delay
     done
     if $success ; then
-	cat $TMPDIR/retry-attempt.out
+	cat $TMPDIR/retry.attempt
 	return 0
     else
-	log_error retry failed for "$@"
-        cat $TMPDIR/retry.out
+	echo retry failed for "$@" >&2
+        cat $TMPDIR/retry.out >&2
         return 1
     fi
 }
diff --git a/tests/run.sh b/tests/run.sh
index 4e96038..5d4a43d 100755
--- a/tests/run.sh
+++ b/tests/run.sh
@@ -171,17 +171,27 @@ function unit_retry() {
     # Succeeds after two tries
     #
     echo 2 > $TMPDIR/unit_retry_two
-    RETRY_DELAYS='1 1 1 1' retry unit_retry_fail $two > $TMPDIR/retry.test-result 2> $TMPDIR/retry.test-log
+    if ! RETRY_DELAYS='1 1 1 1' retry unit_retry_fail $two > $TMPDIR/retry.test-result 2> $TMPDIR/retry.test-log ; then
+	cat $TMPDIR/retry.test-result $TMPDIR/retry.test-log
+	return 1
+    fi
     test "$(cat $TMPDIR/retry.test-result)" = "RESULT"
-    cat $TMPDIR/retry.test-log
-    test "$(grep -c 'waiting 1 unit_retry_fail' $TMPDIR/retry.test-log)" = 2
-
+    if test "$(grep -c '^waiting 1 unit_retry_fail' $TMPDIR/retry.test-log)" != 2 ; then
+	cat $TMPDIR/retry.test-log
+	return 1
+    fi
     #
     # Succeeds immediately
     #
-    RETRY_DELAYS='1' retry unit_retry_fail $two > $TMPDIR/retry.test-result 2> $TMPDIR/retry.test-log
+    if ! RETRY_DELAYS='1' retry unit_retry_fail $two > $TMPDIR/retry.test-result 2> $TMPDIR/retry.test-log ; then
+	cat $TMPDIR/retry.test-result $TMPDIR/retry.test-log
+	return 1
+    fi
     test "$(cat $TMPDIR/retry.test-result)" = "RESULT"
-    test "$(grep -c 'waiting 1 unit_retry_fail' $TMPDIR/retry.test-log)" = 0
+    if test "$(grep -c 'waiting 1 unit_retry_fail' $TMPDIR/retry.test-log)" != 0 ; then
+	cat $TMPDIR/retry.test-log
+	return 1
+    fi
 
     #
     # Verify the output is only the output of the last run and is not polluted by
@@ -194,7 +204,8 @@ function unit_retry() {
     # Fails after one try
     #
     echo 2 > $TMPDIR/unit_retry_two
-    if RETRY_DELAYS='1' retry unit_retry_fail $two |& tee $TMPDIR/retry.test-log ; then
+    if RETRY_DELAYS='1' retry unit_retry_fail $two  > $TMPDIR/retry.test-result 2> $TMPDIR/retry.test-log ; then
+	cat $TMPDIR/retry.test-result $TMPDIR/retry.test-log
 	return 1
     fi
     grep --quiet 'retry failed' $TMPDIR/retry.test-log
@@ -368,8 +379,7 @@ function integration() {
 }
 
 function unit() {
-    # do not run in debug mode, it will polute the output and fail
-    ${BASH_SOURCE[0]} --verbose unit_retry
+    unit_retry
 }
 
 function run_tests() {