diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-deb.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-deb.yaml
index 580a97fa4..ba282b5e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-deb.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-deb.yaml
@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ jobs:
           echo "needs.check-modified-files.outputs: ${{ needs.check-modified-files.outputs }}"
           echo "needs.check-modified-files.outputs.modified-files: ${{ needs.check-modified-files.outputs.modified-files }}"
 
+          echo contains(needs.check-modified-files.outputs.modified-files, '.github/workflows/build-deb.yaml')
+          echo ${{ contains(needs.check-modified-files.outputs.modified-files, '.github/workflows/build-deb.yaml') }}
+
+          echo contains(needs.check-modified-files.outputs.modified-files, 'debian')
+          echo ${{ contains(needs.check-modified-files.outputs.modified-files, 'debian') }}
+
   run-autopkgtests:
     name: Run autopkgtests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest