diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_packages.yml b/.github/workflows/build_packages.yml
index d35135a9d2..91935dc679 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_packages.yml
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Prepare build
         run: |
+          set -xe
           wget -O - https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | \
           sudo gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring gnupg-ring:/usr/share/keyrings/yarnkey.gpg --import
           sudo chmod 644 /usr/share/keyrings/yarnkey.gpg
@@ -84,8 +85,11 @@ jobs:
           sudo dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb
           curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | sudo bash -
           sudo apt install -y dotnet-sdk-8.0 yarn nodejs rename unzip maven openjdk-21-jdk-headless
-          JAVA_BIN=$(dpkg -L openjdk-21-jdk-headless | grep bin/java$)
+          JAVA_BIN=$(sudo dpkg -L openjdk-21-jdk-headless | grep bin/java$)
           sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/java java "$JAVA_BIN" 100 && sudo update-alternatives --set java "$JAVA_BIN"
+          java -version
+          maven -version
+          exit 1
           sudo npm install -g json
           if [[ "${{ matrix.packageType }}" == "rpm" ]]; then
             sudo apt install -y python3-rpm python3-pip