diff --git a/.github/actions/download-cache-and-artifacts/action.yml b/.github/actions/download-cache-and-artifacts/action.yml
index 970ac87c41..f4ce01ca6c 100644
--- a/.github/actions/download-cache-and-artifacts/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/download-cache-and-artifacts/action.yml
@@ -38,20 +38,22 @@ runs:
         if [ -n "${{ inputs.cache-key-suffix }}" ]; then
           REMOTE_PATH="${REMOTE_PATH}-${{ inputs.cache-key-suffix }}"
         fi
-        echo "A"
         packages=( $(echo ${{ inputs.persistent-packages }}) )
-        echo "B"
         for i in "${packages[@]}"; do
-          echo "C-$i"
           REMOTE_FILE_PATH="s3://${S3_BUILD_BUCKET_SHORT_NAME}/${REMOTE_PATH}/$i.tar.gz"
           set +e; cache_exists=$(aws s3 ls $REMOTE_FILE_PATH > /dev/null); set -e
           echo "D-$i"
           if [ aws s3 ls $REMOTE_FILE_PATH > /dev/null -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo "E-$i"
             echo "downloading persistent cache artifacts from $REMOTE_FILE_PATH"
-            aws s3 cp --no-progress REMOTE_FILE_PATH $i.tar.gz
-            du -h $i.tar.gz
+            echo "F-$i"
+            aws s3 cp --no-progress REMOTE_FILE_PATH .
+            echo "G-$i"
+            echo "package $i size: $(du -h $i.tar.gz)"
+            echo "H-$i"
             tar xzf $i.tar.gz
           else
+            echo "I-$i"
             echo "persistent cache artifact file not found on $REMOTE_FILE_PATH. continue."
           fi