diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6df940789c..4556d33476 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -86,21 +86,21 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install root dependencies
         run: pnpm --filter root install
 
-      - name: Check for changes in /cli
-        id: cli-check
+      - name: Check and Validate Changes in /cli with Debugging
         run: |
+          set -x
           git fetch origin next:next
-          git diff --name-only next...${{ github.sha }} | grep '^cli/' || echo "No changes in /cli"
-
-      # This will use the `changedFilePatterns` to check that a changeset has been added
-      # if any matched file has been changed in /cli
-      - name: Debug CLI Changes Output
-        run: |
-              echo "CLI changes output: '${{ steps.cli-check.outputs.stdout }}'"
-
-      - name: Validate changeset if /cli modified
-        if: steps.cli-check.outputs.stdout != 'No changes in /cli'
-        run: pnpm changeset status --since origin/next
+          changes=$(git diff --name-only next...${{ github.sha }} | grep '^cli/')
+          echo "Debug: Value of 'changes' variable: $changes"
+          if [[ -n "$changes" ]]; then
+            echo "Debug: Entering conditional block because 'changes' is non-empty."
+            echo "Changes detected in /cli: $changes"
+            pnpm changeset status --since origin/next
+          else
+            echo "Debug: Entering else block because 'changes' is empty."
+            echo "No changes in /cli"
+          fi
+          set +x
 
   prettier:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest