diff --git a/.github/workflows/close-milestone-on-release.yml b/.github/workflows/close-milestone-on-release.yml
index 78b7aa67..e1ed3e81 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/close-milestone-on-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/close-milestone-on-release.yml
@@ -24,10 +24,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Close Milestone
         run: |
           TAG=${{ inputs.releaseTag }}
+          echo TAG=$TAG 
           MILESTONE_NAME=${TAG#v}
+          echo MILESTONE_NAME=$MILESTONE_NAME
           MILESTONE_ID="$(gh api repos/$OWNER/$REPO/milestones --jq '.[] | select(.title == "$MILESTONE_NAME") | .number')"
+          echo MILESTONE_ID=$MILESTONE_ID
           if [ $MILESTONE_ID ]; then
             gh api -X PATCH repos/$OWNER/$REPO/milestones/$MILESTONE_ID -f state='closed'
+          echo repo closed
           fi      
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_ACTIONS_REPO_TOKEN }}