diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml
index 4d12e6b3f..7c4fc61d6 100755
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml
@@ -245,17 +245,33 @@ jobs:
     - name: Validate Alembic migrations
       if: env.IS_FRONTEND_ONLY != 'true'
       shell: bash
-      run: 'set -eu
-
-        python3 -m alembic upgrade head --sql > /tmp/alembic-upgrade.sql
-
-        test -s /tmp/alembic-upgrade.sql
-
-        grep -q "Running upgrade" /tmp/alembic-upgrade.sql
-
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        set +e
+        echo "=== Validating Alembic migrations ==="
+        python3 -m alembic upgrade head --sql > /tmp/alembic-upgrade.sql 2> /tmp/alembic-err.log
+        RC=0
+        echo "Exit code: "
+        if [  -ne 0 ]; then
+          echo "=== STDERR ==="
+          cat /tmp/alembic-err.log
+          echo "=== STDOUT (last 30 lines) ==="
+          tail -30 /tmp/alembic-upgrade.sql
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        if ! test -s /tmp/alembic-upgrade.sql; then
+          echo "ERROR: empty output"
+          cat /tmp/alembic-err.log
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        if ! grep -q "Running upgrade" /tmp/alembic-upgrade.sql; then
+          echo "ERROR: no Running upgrade"
+          head -30 /tmp/alembic-upgrade.sql
+          exit 1
+        fi
         python3 scripts/check_schema_metadata.py
-
-        '
+        echo "Alembic validation PASSED"
+        set -e
     - name: Check migration safety
       if: env.IS_FRONTEND_ONLY != 'true'
       shell: bash