diff --git a/.github/actions/get-commit-msg/action.yml b/.github/actions/get-commit-msg/action.yml
index 6aa41c8ea5..6b160d4890 100644
--- a/.github/actions/get-commit-msg/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/get-commit-msg/action.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# This action retrieves the latest commit message from a push or pull_request event
+# and makes it available as an output variable named 'msg'.
 name: 'Get commit message'
 outputs:
   msg:
@@ -8,6 +10,8 @@ runs:
     - name: Find commit message (on push)
       if: github.event_name == 'push'
       shell: bash
+      env:
+        COMMIT_MESSAGE: ${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}
       run: |
         AUTHOR_NAME="${{ github.event.head_commit.author.name }}"
         AUTHOR_EMAIL="${{ github.event.head_commit.author.email }}"
@@ -16,15 +20,12 @@ runs:
         echo "Author: ${AUTHOR_NAME}<${AUTHOR_EMAIL}>" >> /tmp/commit_msg.txt
         echo "Date: ${TSTAMP}" >> /tmp/commit_msg.txt
         echo "" >> /tmp/commit_msg.txt
-        echo "${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}" >> /tmp/commit_msg.txt
+        echo "$COMMIT_MESSAGE" >> /tmp/commit_msg.txt
     - name: Find commit message (PR)
       shell: bash
       id: checkout_code
       if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
       run: |
-        echo "+++++ head commit message +++++"
-        echo "$(git log -1 --no-merges)"
-        echo "+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++"
         echo "hash=$(git rev-parse HEAD)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         git checkout ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}
         echo "$(git log -1 --no-merges)" >> /tmp/commit_msg.txt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/presubmit.yml b/.github/workflows/presubmit.yml
index 1d9b8df741..bb78d8e0d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/presubmit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/presubmit.yml
@@ -107,8 +107,10 @@ jobs:
       - id: get_commit_msg
         uses: ./.github/actions/get-commit-msg
       - name: Check for manual edits to /docs
+        env:
+          COMMIT_MESSAGE: ${{ steps.get_commit_msg.outputs.msg }}
         run: |
-          COMMIT_ID=$(echo "${{ steps.get_commit_msg.outputs.msg }}" | head -n 1 | sed "s/commit //g")
+          COMMIT_ID=$(echo "${COMMIT_MESSAGE}" | head -n 1 | sed "s/commit //g")
           bash docs_src/build/presubmit_check.sh ${COMMIT_ID}
 
   test-renderdiff:
@@ -121,7 +123,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: ./.github/actions/mac-prereq
       - uses: ./.github/actions/get-gltf-assets
       - uses: ./.github/actions/get-mesa
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/get-vulkan-sdk      
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/get-vulkan-sdk
       - id: get_commit_msg
         uses: ./.github/actions/get-commit-msg
       - name: Prerequisites
@@ -132,12 +134,14 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
       - name: Render and compare
         id: render_compare
+        env:
+          COMMIT_MESSAGE: ${{ steps.get_commit_msg.outputs.msg }}
         run: |
           ls ./gltf/Models
           TEST_DIR=test/renderdiff
           source ${TEST_DIR}/src/preamble.sh
           start_
-          GOLDEN_BRANCH=$(echo "${{ steps.get_commit_msg.outputs.msg }}" | python3 ${TEST_DIR}/src/commit_msg.py)
+          GOLDEN_BRANCH=$(echo "${COMMIT_MESSAGE}" | python3 ${TEST_DIR}/src/commit_msg.py)
           bash ${TEST_DIR}/generate.sh && \
               python3 ${TEST_DIR}/src/golden_manager.py \
                   --branch=${GOLDEN_BRANCH} \
diff --git a/docs_src/build/checks.py b/docs_src/build/checks.py
index 4b8212b7c2..714a63e0cf 100644
--- a/docs_src/build/checks.py
+++ b/docs_src/build/checks.py
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ def check_has_source_edits(commit_hash, printing=True):
 
 # Returns true in a given TAG is found in the commit msg
 def commit_msg_has_tag(commit_hash, tag, printing=True):
-  res, ret = execute(f'git log --pretty=%B {commit_hash}', cwd=ROOT_DIR)
+  res, ret = execute(f'git log -n1 --pretty=%B {commit_hash}', cwd=ROOT_DIR)
   for l in ret.split('\n'):
     if tag == l.strip():
       if printing:
-        print(f'Found tag={tag} in commit message')
+        print(f'Found tag={tag} in commit={commit_hash}')
       return True
   return False