diff --git a/.github/workflows/translation-sync.yml b/.github/workflows/translation-sync.yml
index 921198a59f1..f0503ec6ebc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/translation-sync.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/translation-sync.yml
@@ -60,9 +60,12 @@ jobs:
 
                   sudo apt install gh
                   gh auth login --with-token <<< ${{ github.token }}
-                  gh pr close "$branch_name" || true
+                  pr_close=$(gh pr close "$branch_name" || true)
                   pr_output=$(gh pr create --base "master" --title "[translations] New strings from crowdin 📚" --head "binary-com:$branch_name" -F ".github/translation_sync_template.md")
                   echo "PR_URL=$pr_output" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+                  echo "PR_CLOSE=$pr_close" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+                  echo $pr_close
+                  echo $pr_output
                 fi
 
                 # Upload new strings to Crowdin