diff --git a/.github/workflows/shortest.yml b/.github/workflows/shortest.yml
index 7a5b38d5..deb5c817 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shortest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shortest.yml
@@ -57,3 +57,13 @@ jobs:
           name: artifacts
           path: .shortest/**/*
           retention-days: 7
+
+      - name: Debug directory contents
+        if: failure()
+        run: |
+          echo "Current directory:"
+          pwd
+          echo "\nWorking directory contents:"
+          ls -la
+          echo "\nSearching for .shortest:"
+          find / -name ".shortest" -type d 2>/dev/null