diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 11ce5d0ce..ffd4a8622 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ jobs:
       with: 
         fetch-depth: 0        
 
-    # - name: Print debug output
-    #   env:
-    #     GITHUB_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(github) }}
-    #   run: |
-    #     echo
+    - name: Print debug output
+      env:
+        GITHUB_CONTEXT: ${{ toJson(github) }}
+      run: |
+        echo $GITHUB_CONTEXT
 
     #     echo "$GITHUB_SHA"
     #     echo "$GITHUB_REF"
@@ -114,12 +114,14 @@ jobs:
         RANGE=${BEFORE:-origin/master}..${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF}
         git rev-list --quiet $RANGE \
           && bin/commitlint  $RANGE \
-          || ( echo "could not identify commits, checking last $NUM instead:"; bin/commitlint -$NUM )
+          || ( echo "could not identify commit range, checking last $NUM instead:"; bin/commitlint -$NUM )
 
     - name: Skip remaining CI steps if latest commit message begins with ;
       run: |
+        echo "git log -1 --pretty='%s' ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF} >> $$.gitlog"
         git log -1 --pretty='%s' ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF} >> $$.gitlog
-        grep -qE '^ *;' $$.gitlog || echo "CONTINUE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV 
+          && (grep -qE '^ *;' $$.gitlog || echo "CONTINUE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV)
+          || ( echo "could not identify commit range, continuing CI steps")
 
     # things to be cached/restored:
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mac.yml b/.github/workflows/mac.yml
index b8c76bd67..952205471 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mac.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mac.yml
@@ -75,8 +75,10 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Skip remaining CI steps if latest commit message begins with ;
       run: |
+        echo "git log -1 --pretty='%s' ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF} >> $$.gitlog"
         git log -1 --pretty='%s' ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF} >> $$.gitlog
-        grep -qE '^ *;' $$.gitlog || echo "CONTINUE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV 
+          && (grep -qE '^ *;' $$.gitlog || echo "CONTINUE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV)
+          || ( echo "could not identify commit range, continuing CI steps")
 
     # things to be cached/restored:
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push.yml b/.github/workflows/push.yml
index 857732687..acc8c4ba3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push.yml
@@ -86,8 +86,10 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Skip remaining CI steps if latest commit message begins with ;
       run: |
+        echo "git log -1 --pretty='%s' ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF} >> $$.gitlog"
         git log -1 --pretty='%s' ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF} >> $$.gitlog
-        grep -qE '^ *;' $$.gitlog || echo "CONTINUE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV 
+          && (grep -qE '^ *;' $$.gitlog || echo "CONTINUE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV)
+          || ( echo "could not identify commit range, continuing CI steps")
 
     # things to be cached/restored:
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 58d153951..a0a2e9189 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -68,10 +68,11 @@ jobs:
           || ( echo "could not identify commits, checking last $NUM instead:"; bin/commitlint -$NUM )
 
     - name: Skip remaining CI steps if latest commit message begins with ;
-      shell: bash
       run: |
+        echo "git log -1 --pretty='%s' ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF} >> $$.gitlog"
         git log -1 --pretty='%s' ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF} >> $$.gitlog
-        grep -qE '^ *;' $$.gitlog || echo "CONTINUE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV 
+          && (grep -qE '^ *;' $$.gitlog || echo "CONTINUE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV)
+          || ( echo "could not identify commit range, continuing CI steps")
 
     # things to be cached/restored: