diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-pr-title.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-pr-title.yml
index 631f764c37f..b10b11fe658 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-pr-title.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-pr-title.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ jobs:
   pr-title:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - name: "check is CODECOV_TOKEN exists"
+        env: 
+            super_secret: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
+        if: ${{ env.super_secret == '' }}
+        run: 'echo "echo the secret \"CODECOV_TOKEN\" has not been made; echo please go to \"settings \> secrets \> actions\" to create it"'
       - uses: amannn/action-semantic-pull-request@v5
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      
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