diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions.yml b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
index be62c8855..71631fa25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ jobs:
         KIND_VERSION: v0.17.0
         KIND_URL: https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/dl
       run: |
-        echo $(which kind)
-        sudo rm $(which kind)
+        echo "Existing kind binary path: $(which kind)"
+        if [[ -s $(which kind) ]]; then sudo rm $(which kind); fi
         wget -O kind "$KIND_URL/$KIND_VERSION/kind-linux-amd64" --progress=dot:giga; 
         chmod +x ./kind
         sudo mv ./kind /usr/local/bin/kind
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ jobs:
         KIND_VERSION: v0.17.0
         KIND_URL: https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/dl
       run: |
-        echo $(which kind)
-        sudo rm $(which kind)
+        echo "Existing kind binary path: $(which kind)"
+        if [[ -s $(which kind) ]]; then sudo rm $(which kind); fi
         wget -O kind "$KIND_URL/$KIND_VERSION/kind-linux-amd64" --progress=dot:giga; 
         chmod +x ./kind
         sudo mv ./kind /usr/local/bin/kind
@@ -792,8 +792,8 @@ jobs:
         KIND_VERSION: v0.17.0
         KIND_URL: https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/dl
       run: |
-        echo $(which kind)
-        sudo rm $(which kind)
+        echo "Existing kind binary path: $(which kind)"
+        if [[ -s $(which kind) ]]; then sudo rm $(which kind); fi
         wget -O kind "$KIND_URL/$KIND_VERSION/kind-linux-amd64" --progress=dot:giga; 
         chmod +x ./kind
         sudo mv ./kind /usr/local/bin/kind
@@ -872,8 +872,8 @@ jobs:
         KIND_VERSION: v0.17.0
         KIND_URL: https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/dl
       run: |
-        echo $(which kind)
-        sudo rm $(which kind)
+        echo "Existing kind binary path: $(which kind)"
+        if [[ -s $(which kind) ]]; then sudo rm $(which kind); fi
         wget -O kind "$KIND_URL/$KIND_VERSION/kind-linux-amd64" --progress=dot:giga; 
         chmod +x ./kind
         sudo mv ./kind /usr/local/bin/kind
@@ -942,8 +942,8 @@ jobs:
         KIND_VERSION: v0.17.0
         KIND_URL: https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/dl
       run: |
-        echo $(which kind)
-        sudo rm $(which kind)
+        echo "Existing kind binary path: $(which kind)"
+        if [[ -s $(which kind) ]]; then sudo rm $(which kind); fi
         wget -O kind "$KIND_URL/$KIND_VERSION/kind-linux-amd64" --progress=dot:giga; 
         chmod +x ./kind
         sudo mv ./kind /usr/local/bin/kind