diff --git a/.github/actions/e2e_verify/action.yml b/.github/actions/e2e_verify/action.yml
index b86580e3ba..4ea93d495e 100644
--- a/.github/actions/e2e_verify/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/e2e_verify/action.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ runs:
           sleep 5
 
           if [[ ${{ inputs.cloudProvider }} == "azure" || ${{ inputs.cloudProvider }} == "aws" ]]; then
-            echo "Extracting Azure TCB versions for API update"
+            echo "Extracting TCB versions for API update"
             constellation verify --cluster-id "${clusterID}" --node-endpoint localhost:9090 -o json > "snp-report-${node}.json"
           else
             constellation verify --cluster-id "${clusterID}" --node-endpoint localhost:9090
@@ -90,7 +90,12 @@ runs:
         COSIGN_PASSWORD: ${{ inputs.cosignPassword }}
         COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ inputs.cosignPrivateKey }}
       run: |
-        for file in $(ls snp-report-*.json); do
+        reports=$(ls snp-report-*.json)
+        if [ -z "$reports" ]; then
+            exit 1
+        fi
+
+        for file in "$reports"; do
           path=$(realpath "${file}")
           cat "${path}"
           bazel run //internal/api/attestationconfigapi/cli -- upload ${{ inputs.cloudProvider }} snp-report "${path}"