diff --git a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
index 333fd6d93d4..1bf7685cfbd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/interface-unit-tests.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ on:
 jobs:
   setup-ci-load:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      ACTIONS_RUNNER_DEBUG: true
+      ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG: true
 
     steps:
       - name: Setup Python Versions
@@ -179,6 +182,9 @@ jobs:
       enable-split: ${{ steps.jobs_to_skip.outputs.enable_split }}
 
   torch-tests:
+    env:
+      ACTIONS_RUNNER_DEBUG: true
+      ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG: true
     needs:
       - setup-ci-load
     strategy:
@@ -246,6 +252,9 @@ jobs:
 
 
   tf-tests:
+    env:
+      ACTIONS_RUNNER_DEBUG: true
+      ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG: true
     needs:
       - setup-ci-load
     strategy:
@@ -256,7 +265,7 @@ jobs:
          }}
       matrix:
         group: >-
-          ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split).tf-tests == '1' && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3]') || fromJSON('[1]') }}
+          ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && fromJSON('[1, 2, 3]') || fromJSON('[1]') }}
         python-version: >-
           ${{
             fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.python-version).tf-tests
@@ -276,7 +285,7 @@ jobs:
       install_pennylane_lightning_master: true
       pytest_coverage_flags: ${{ inputs.pytest_coverage_flags }}
       pytest_markers: tf and not qcut and not finite-diff and not param-shift
-      pytest_additional_args: ${{ fromJSON(needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split).tf-tests == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group) || '' }}
+      pytest_additional_args: ${{ needs.setup-ci-load.outputs.enable-split == '1' && format('--splits {0} --group {1}', '3', matrix.group) || '' }}
       pytest_durations_file_path: '.github/workflows/tf_tests_durations.json'
       pytest_store_durations: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations }}
       additional_pip_packages: pytest-split
@@ -286,6 +295,9 @@ jobs:
 
 
   jax-tests:
+    env:
+      ACTIONS_RUNNER_DEBUG: true
+      ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG: true
     needs:
       - setup-ci-load
     strategy:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
index d671dbe5382..4631e03d441 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ jobs:
           PYTEST_DURATIONS_ARGS: ${{ inputs.pytest_durations_file_path != '' && format('--durations-path="{0}"', inputs.pytest_durations_file_path) || '' }}
           PYTEST_STORE_ARGS: ${{ inputs.pytest_store_durations == true && '--store-durations --clean-durations' || '' }}
         run: |
-          echo "PYTEST_ADDITIONAL_ARGS=${PYTEST_ADDITIONAL_ARGS}"
           if [[ "$PIPELINE_MODE" =~ .*"benchmarks".* ]]; then
             echo "args=$PYTEST_BENCHMARKS_ARGS $PYTEST_ADDITIONAL_ARGS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           elif [[ "$PIPELINE_MODE" =~ .*"warnings".* ]]; then