diff --git a/tasks/git-clone/task.yaml b/tasks/git-clone/task.yaml
index f6165a3..2917481 100644
--- a/tasks/git-clone/task.yaml
+++ b/tasks/git-clone/task.yaml
@@ -188,8 +188,9 @@ spec:
           -depth="${PARAM_DEPTH}" \
           -sparseCheckoutDirectories="${PARAM_SPARSE_CHECKOUT_DIRECTORIES}"
         cd "${CHECKOUT_DIR}"
-        ls -al
-        ls -al specs
+        if [ -d "specs" ]]; then
+          ls -al specs
+        fi
         RESULT_SHA="$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
         EXIT_CODE="$?"
         if [ "${EXIT_CODE}" != 0 ] ; then