diff --git a/.github/workflows/main-push.yml b/.github/workflows/main-push.yml
index 76d119b..aa35df4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main-push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main-push.yml
@@ -28,31 +28,30 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: release
     steps:
-    - name: Check for initialized
-      id: file_check
-      run: |
-        if ls -l catalogs | wc -l != 0; then
-          echo "check_result=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        else
-          echo "check_result=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        fi
     - name: Clone branch
-      if: steps.file_check.outputs.check_result == 'true'
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
         ref: main
         token: ${{ secrets.GIT_TOKEN }}
+    - name: Determine initialization status
+      id: determine_initialization_status
+      run: |
+        set +e
+        bash scripts/automation/check_catalog.sh
+        exitcode="$?"
+        echo "exitcode: $exitcode"
+        echo "exitcode=$exitcode" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
     - name: Clone downstream repo
-      if: steps.file_check.outputs.check_result == 'true'
+      if: steps.determine_initialization_status.outputs.exitcode == '1'
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
       with:
-        repository: my-repo-base/my-profile
-        path: './my-profile'
+        repository: degenaro/acme-profile-nist-800-53
+        path: 'acme-profile-nist-800-53'
         token: ${{ secrets.GIT_TOKEN }}
         fetch-depth: 0
     - name: Update profiles
-      if: steps.file_check.outputs.check_result == 'true'
+      if: steps.determine_initialization_status.outputs.exitcode == '1'
       run: bash scripts/automation/update_downstream.sh
       env:
         GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GIT_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/scripts/automation/check_catalog.sh b/scripts/automation/check_catalog.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fd378ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/automation/check_catalog.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+source config.env
+
+RESULT=$(ls catalogs)
+
+if [[ "$RESULT" == *"$CATALOG"* ]]; then
+  echo "catalog exists, exit 1";
+  exit 1;
+else
+  echo "catalog does not exist, exit 0"
+  exit 0;
+fi