diff --git a/__tests__/git.test.ts b/__tests__/git.test.ts
index cc10b236..06e2e823 100644
--- a/__tests__/git.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/git.test.ts
@@ -424,5 +424,30 @@ describe('git', () => {
         )
       }
     })
+
+    it('should execute commands if force is false and retry until limit is exceeded', async () => {
+      Object.assign(action, {
+        hostname: 'github.com',
+        silent: false,
+        folder: 'assets',
+        branch: 'branch',
+        force: false,
+        token: '123',
+        repositoryName: 'JamesIves/montezuma',
+        pusher: {
+          name: 'asd',
+          email: 'as@cat'
+        },
+        isTest: TestFlag.HAS_CHANGED_FILES
+      })
+
+      try {
+        await deploy(action)
+      } catch (error) {
+        expect(error instanceof Error && error.message).toBe(
+          'The deploy step encountered an error: Attempt limit exceeded ❌'
+        )
+      }
+    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/constants.ts b/src/constants.ts
index 55905164..6505b778 100644
--- a/src/constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ export enum TestFlag {
   HAS_CHANGED_FILES = 1 << 1, // Assume changes to commit.
   HAS_REMOTE_BRANCH = 1 << 2, // Assume remote repository has existing commits.
   UNABLE_TO_REMOVE_ORIGIN = 1 << 3, // Assume we can't remove origin.
-  UNABLE_TO_UNSET_GIT_CONFIG = 1 << 4 // Assume we can't remove previously set git configs.
+  UNABLE_TO_UNSET_GIT_CONFIG = 1 << 4, // Assume we can't remove previously set git configs.
+  HAS_REJECTED_COMMIT = 1 << 5 // Assume commit rejection.
 }
 
 /* For more information please refer to the README: https://github.com/JamesIves/github-pages-deploy-action */
diff --git a/src/git.ts b/src/git.ts
index 33565fb7..02207af8 100644
--- a/src/git.ts
+++ b/src/git.ts
@@ -240,27 +240,30 @@ export async function deploy(action: ActionInterface): Promise<Status> {
         action.silent
       )
     } else {
+      const ATTEMPT_LIMIT = 3
       // Attempt to push our changes, but fetch + rebase if there were
       // other changes added in the meantime
-      const ATTEMPT_LIMIT = 3
       let attempt = 0
+
       // Keep track of whether the most recent attempt was rejected
       let rejected = false
+
       do {
         attempt++
+
         if (attempt > ATTEMPT_LIMIT) throw new Error(`Attempt limit exceeded`)
 
         // Handle rejection for the previous attempt first such that, on
         // the final attempt, time is not wasted rebasing it when it will
         // not be pushed
         if (rejected) {
-          info(`Fetching upstream ${action.branch}...`)
+          info(`Fetching upstream ${action.branch}…`)
           await execute(
             `git fetch ${action.repositoryPath} ${action.branch}:${action.branch}`,
             `${action.workspace}/${temporaryDeploymentDirectory}`,
             action.silent
           )
-          info(`Rebasing this deployment onto ${action.branch}...`)
+          info(`Rebasing this deployment onto ${action.branch}…`)
           await execute(
             `git rebase ${action.branch} ${temporaryDeploymentBranch}`,
             `${action.workspace}/${temporaryDeploymentDirectory}`,
@@ -268,7 +271,8 @@ export async function deploy(action: ActionInterface): Promise<Status> {
           )
         }
 
-        info(`Pushing changes... (attempt ${attempt} of ${ATTEMPT_LIMIT})`)
+        info(`Pushing changes… (attempt ${attempt} of ${ATTEMPT_LIMIT})`)
+
         const pushResult = await execute(
           `git push --porcelain ${action.repositoryPath} ${temporaryDeploymentBranch}:${action.branch}`,
           `${action.workspace}/${temporaryDeploymentDirectory}`,
@@ -277,8 +281,10 @@ export async function deploy(action: ActionInterface): Promise<Status> {
         )
 
         rejected =
+          Boolean(action.isTest) ||
           pushResult.stdout.includes(`[rejected]`) ||
           pushResult.stdout.includes(`[remote rejected]`)
+
         if (rejected) info('Updates were rejected')
 
         // If the push failed for any reason other than being rejected,