diff --git a/.github/workflows/no-important-files-changed.yml b/.github/workflows/no-important-files-changed.yml
index 82f609155..7284380f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/no-important-files-changed.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/no-important-files-changed.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           TARGET_BRANCH: ${{ github.base_ref }}
         run: |
+          set -x
           for changed_file in $(git diff --name-only $TARGET_BRANCH); do
             if ! echo "$changed_file" | grep --quiet --extended-regexp 'exercises/(practice|concept)' ; then
               continue
@@ -62,3 +63,8 @@ jobs:
               repo: context.repo.repo,
               body: body
             })
+
+      - name: Sanity check
+        if: steps.check.outputs.important_files_changed == 'false'
+        run: echo "No important files changed"
+        
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