diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 2e2cd14f..7a03f06c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -37,12 +37,14 @@ jobs:
         continue-on-error: true
         with:
           name: previous-release
+          path: previous_release.txt
 
       - name: Compare Releases
         id: compare_releases
         run: |
           latest_release=$LATEST_RELEASE
           if [ -f previous_release.txt ]; then
+            echo "file exists... $(cat previous_release.txt)"
             previous_release=$(cat previous_release.txt)
           else
             previous_release=""
@@ -54,8 +56,6 @@ jobs:
             echo "Releases are different. Continuing the pipeline."
           else
             echo "Releases are the same. Exiting with success."
-            gh run cancel ${{ github.run_id }}
-            gh run watch ${{ github.run_id }}
             exit 0
           fi