diff --git a/argo-workflows/sync-nb-server-to-ironic/workflowtemplates/sync-server-to-ironic.yaml b/argo-workflows/sync-nb-server-to-ironic/workflowtemplates/sync-server-to-ironic.yaml
index 0b8fa4ee3..737651a41 100644
--- a/argo-workflows/sync-nb-server-to-ironic/workflowtemplates/sync-server-to-ironic.yaml
+++ b/argo-workflows/sync-nb-server-to-ironic/workflowtemplates/sync-server-to-ironic.yaml
@@ -12,17 +12,16 @@ spec:
         value: "{}"
   templates:
     - name: main
-      input:
-        parameters:
-          - name: interface_update_event
-      output:
-        parameters:
-          - name: server_state
-            valueFrom:
-              expression: "{{ steps.sync-server.outputs.parameters.result }}"
       steps:
         - - name: sync-server
-            container:
+        input:
+          parameters:
+            - name: interface_update_event
+          output:
+            parameters:
+              - name: server_state
+                value: "{{ steps.sync-server.outputs.parameters.result.server_state }}"
+          container:
             image: ghcr.io/rackerlabs/understack/ironic-nautobot-client:latest
             command:
               - sync-server
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ spec:
               - mountPath: /etc/ironic-secrets/
                 name: ironic-secrets
                 readOnly: true
-            volumes:
-              - name: ironic-secrets
-                secret:
+          volumes:
+            - name: ironic-secrets
+              secret:
                 secretName: production-ironic-for-argo-creds
diff --git a/python/understack-workflows/understack_workflows/main/sync_server.py b/python/understack-workflows/understack_workflows/main/sync_server.py
index 53156b247..eef6538f1 100644
--- a/python/understack-workflows/understack_workflows/main/sync_server.py
+++ b/python/understack-workflows/understack_workflows/main/sync_server.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def main():
             f"Device {node.uuid} is in a {ironic_node.provision_state} "
             f"provision_state, so the updates are not allowed."
         )
-        return ironic_node.provision_state
+        sys.exit(0)
 
     drac_ip = update_data["ip_addresses"][0]["host"]
     expected_address = f"https://{drac_ip}"
@@ -81,4 +81,4 @@ def main():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
+    sys.stdout.write(main())