diff --git a/.github/workflows/security-guardian.yml b/.github/workflows/security-guardian.yml
index 373e9fe8da88e..9628ba4c00d8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/security-guardian.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/security-guardian.yml
@@ -3,21 +3,23 @@ on:
   pull_request: {}
 
 jobs:
+  log-skip:
+    if: |
+      startsWith(github.event.pull_request.title, 'chore(release):') ||
+      startsWith(github.event.pull_request.title, 'chore(merge-back):')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - run: echo "Skipping Security Guardian for release/merge-back PR"
   run-security-guardian:
+    if: |
+      !startsWith(github.event.pull_request.title, 'chore(release):') &&
+      !startsWith(github.event.pull_request.title, 'chore(merge-back):')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:      
-      - name: Skip check for release PRs
-        if: |
-            (
-              startsWith(github.event.pull_request.title, 'chore(release):') ||
-              startsWith(github.event.pull_request.title, 'chore(merge-back):')
-            )
-        run: echo "Skipping Security Guardian for release PR" && exit 0
-
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 0  # Required to enable full git diff
+          fetch-depth: 0  
 
       - name: Install cfn-guard
         run: |