diff --git a/.github/workflows/_broken_probe.yml b/.github/workflows/_broken_probe.yml
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+name: intentionally broken
+on: [push]
+jobs:
+  x:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - run: echo "${{ steps.nonexistent.outputs.nope }}"
+        if: ${{ github.event.this_context_does_not_exist }}