diff --git a/.github/workflows/debug.yaml b/.github/workflows/debug.yaml
index 58ed4febc..f00e5d473 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/debug.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/debug.yaml
@@ -26,9 +26,17 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 60
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      # NOTE: for debugging CI this allow shell access to github runner. Will print out tmate.io terminal url
+      - name: Setup tmate session
+        uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
+        with:
+          detached: true
+        timeout-minutes: 5
+
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
+
       # - name: Get branch name
       #   id: get_branch
       #   uses: actions/github-script@v6
@@ -60,5 +68,5 @@ jobs:
 
         run: |
           echo $HAS_BREAKING_COMMIT
-          echo Branch name inside check: ${{ steps.get_branch.outputs.branch }}
+          echo Branch name inside check: ${{ github.head_ref }}
           echo env.HAS_BREAKING_COMMIT ${{ env.HAS_BREAKING_COMMIT }}"