diff --git a/.github/workflows/validation.yml b/.github/workflows/validation.yml
index b0c1714a..de78330c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validation.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,15 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
+
+      - name: Log Git State
+        run: |
+          echo "GITHUB_REF: $GITHUB_REF"
+          echo "GITHUB_SHA: $GITHUB_SHA"
+          echo "PR HEAD SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}"
+          git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD
+          git log -1 --oneline
 
       - id: create_token
         uses: tibdex/github-app-token@v2
@@ -61,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
           labels: "Invalid DNS"
           github_token: ${{ steps.create_token.outputs.token }}
           issue_number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
-          
+
       - name: Remove Validated DNS Label
         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && failure() }}
         uses: actions-ecosystem/action-remove-labels@v1
@@ -76,7 +84,15 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
+
+      - name: Log Git State
+        run: |
+          echo "GITHUB_REF: $GITHUB_REF"
+          echo "GITHUB_SHA: $GITHUB_SHA"
+          echo "PR HEAD SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}"
+          git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD
+          git log -1 --oneline
 
       - id: create_token
         uses: tibdex/github-app-token@v2
@@ -123,13 +139,23 @@ jobs:
           labels: "Validated JSON"
           github_token: ${{ steps.create_token.outputs.token }}
           issue_number: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
-          
+
   tests:
     name: Tests
     if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip-ci]')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
+
+      - name: Log Git State
+        run: |
+          echo "GITHUB_REF: $GITHUB_REF"
+          echo "GITHUB_SHA: $GITHUB_SHA"
+          echo "PR HEAD SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}"
+          git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD
+          git log -1 --oneline
 
       - run: npm install