diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-convert-changelog.yaml b/.github/workflows/docs-convert-changelog.yaml
index a1bc795399..ccc41bac6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-convert-changelog.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-convert-changelog.yaml
@@ -88,19 +88,21 @@ jobs:
     needs: convert_changelog
     steps:
       - name: Install tooling
-        run: apk add bash git findutils
-
-      - name: Download the Lua changelog artifact
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: lua_changelog
+        run: |
+          apk add bash git findutils
 
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           sparse-checkout: |
-            tests
+            tests/run-syntax-test.sh
+
+      - name: Download the Lua changelog artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: lua_changelog
 
       - name: Validate changelog files
         run: |
+          ls -al
           ./tests/run-syntax-test.sh
diff --git a/tests/run-syntax-test.sh b/tests/run-syntax-test.sh
index c73c7c8b34..4b9d8598f5 100755
--- a/tests/run-syntax-test.sh
+++ b/tests/run-syntax-test.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+set -x
 
 # Simple lua code syntax checker using https://github.com/FAForever/lua-lang
 # Assumes that FAF lua is installed as `luac`