diff --git a/.github/scripts/goldenfile_checker.sh b/.github/scripts/goldenfile_checker.sh
index 0fef83fa68f2..5381628abbef 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/goldenfile_checker.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/goldenfile_checker.sh
@@ -4,19 +4,19 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
+echo "origin/$GITHUB_BRANCH_REF"
 # check if there is a diff in the xds testdata directory after running `make envoy-regen`
-make envoy-regen
+echo "regenerating xds files"
+make envoy-regen &>/dev/null
 
-echo "origin/$GITHUB_BRANCH_REF"
-echo "getting changed files"
+echo "calculating changed files"
 changed_xds_files=$(git --no-pager diff --name-only HEAD "$(git merge-base HEAD "origin/$GITHUB_BRANCH_REF")" | egrep "agent/xds/testdata/.*" || true)
-echo "got changed files"
 # If we do not find a file in .changelog/, we fail the check
 if [ -z "$changed_xds_files" ]; then
   # pass status check if no changes were found for xds files
   echo "Found no changes to xds golden files"
   exit 0
 else
-  echo "Found diffs with xds golden files run $(make envoy-regen) to update them and check that output is expected"
+  echo "Found diffs with xds golden files run 'make envoy-regen' to update them and check that output is expected"
   exit 0
 fi