diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-coverage-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/code-coverage-deploy.yml
index 9c5858ca9..6c5b402dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-coverage-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-coverage-deploy.yml
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ jobs:
             })
       
       - name: Download the previous lcov.info (historical) file
+        if: steps.find_artifacts.outputs.result != '[]'
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with: |
           name: code-coverage-${{ env.num }}-${{ env.previous_artifact_id }}