diff --git a/.github/workflows/misc-sync-templates.yml b/.github/workflows/misc-sync-templates.yml
index 7ff0705fe249..8d06d89621d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/misc-sync-templates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/misc-sync-templates.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ on:
       stable_release_branch:
         description: 'Stable release branch, e.g. stable2407'
         required: true
+      debug:
+        description: Enable runner debug logging
+        required: false
+        default: false
 
 jobs:
   sync-templates:
@@ -86,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
           EOF
 
           [ ${{ matrix.template }} != "solochain" ] && echo "# Leave out the node compilation from regular template usage." \
-            && echo "\"default-members\" = [\"pallets/template\", \"runtime\"]" >> Cargo.toml
+            && echo "default-members = [\"pallets/template\", \"runtime\"]" >> Cargo.toml
           [ ${{ matrix.template }} == "solochain" ] && echo "# The node isn't yet replaceable by Omni Node."
           cat << EOF >> Cargo.toml
           members = [
@@ -115,8 +119,9 @@ jobs:
           toml set templates/${{ matrix.template }}/Cargo.toml 'workspace.package.edition' "$(toml get --raw Cargo.toml 'workspace.package.edition')" > Cargo.temp
           mv Cargo.temp ./templates/${{ matrix.template }}/Cargo.toml
         working-directory: polkadot-sdk
+
       - name: Print the result Cargo.tomls for debugging
-        if: runner.debug == '1'
+        if: ${{ github.event.inputs.debug }}
         run: find . -type f -name 'Cargo.toml' -exec cat {} \;
         working-directory: polkadot-sdk/templates/${{ matrix.template }}/
 
@@ -142,6 +147,12 @@ jobs:
           done;
         working-directory: "${{ env.template-path }}"
 
+      - name: Print the result Cargo.tomls for debugging after copying required workspace dependencies
+        if: ${{ github.event.inputs.debug }}
+        run: find . -type f -name 'Cargo.toml' -exec cat {} \;
+        working-directory: polkadot-sdk/templates/${{ matrix.template }}/
+
+
       # 3. Verify the build. Push the changes or create a PR.
 
       # We've run into out-of-disk error when compiling in the next step, so we free up some space this way.