diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index bd31d3a..f0210df 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -9,32 +9,32 @@ inputs:
 
 outputs:
   git_is_default:
-    value: ${{ steps.default.outputs.is_default }}
+    value: ${{ steps.information_git.outputs.git_is_default }}
     description: 'Returns `"true"` if the current branch is the default else `"false"`.'
   git_is_tag:
-    value: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.is_tag }}
+    value: ${{ steps.information_git.outputs.git_is_tag }}
     description: 'Returns `"true"` if the current branch is a tag else `"false"`.'
   git_default_branch:
-    value: ${{ steps.default.outputs.default_branch }}
+    value: ${{ steps.information_git.outputs.git_default_branch }}
     description: 'The default branch name e.g `main` OR `master`'
   git_current_branch:
-    value: ${{ steps.current_branch.outputs.current_branch }}
+    value: ${{ steps.information_git.outputs.git_current_branch }}
     description: 'The current branch name regardless of event_type e.g `main`, `feature/test`'
   git_base_ref_branch:
-    value: ${{ steps.branch.outputs.base_ref_branch }}
+    value: ${{ steps.information_git.outputs.git_base_ref_branch }}
     description: 'The target branch of a pull request or tag e.g `main`'
   git_head_ref_branch:
-    value: ${{ steps.branch.outputs.head_ref_branch }}
+    value: ${{ steps.information_git.outputs.git_head_ref_branch }}
     description: 'The source branch of a pull request e.g `feature/test`'
   git_ref_branch:
-    value: ${{ steps.branch.outputs.ref_branch }}
+    value: ${{ steps.information_git.outputs.git_ref_branch }}
     description: 'The branch that triggered the workflow run. e.g `1/merge`, `main`'
   git_tag:
-    value: ${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag }}
+    value: ${{ steps.information_git.outputs.git_tag }}
     description: 'The tag that triggered the workflow run. e.g `v0.0.1`, `0.0.1`'
 
   ci_hostname:
-    value: ${{ steps.ci_hostname.outputs.ci_hostname }}
+    value: ${{ steps.information_hostname.outputs.ci_hostname }}
     description: 'ci server hostname without http(s) prefix'
   
   # TODO add ci_registry variable
@@ -47,8 +47,13 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       run: echo dummy info step executed
 
-    - id: branch
+    - id: information_git
+      shell: bash
+      env:
+        ACTIONS_STEP_DEBUG: "true"
       run: |
+        echo gathering git information...
+
         # "Set branch names..."
         if [[ "${{ github.ref }}" != "refs/tags/"* ]]; then
           BASE_REF=$(printf "%q" "${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref || github.base_ref }}")
@@ -73,27 +78,21 @@ runs:
           echo "git_base_ref_branch=$(eval printf "%s" "$BASE_REF")" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "::debug::git_base_ref_branch=$BASE_REF"
         fi
-      shell: bash
 
-    - id: current_branch
-      run: |
         # "Set the current branch name..."
         if [[ "${{ github.ref }}" != "refs/tags/"* ]]; then
           if [[ ${{ github.event_name }} == *"pull_request"* ]]; then
-            echo "git_current_branch=${{ steps.branch.outputs.git_head_ref_branch }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "::debug::git_current_branch=${{ steps.branch.outputs.git_head_ref_branch }}"
+            CURRENT_BRANCH=$HEAD_REF
           else
-            echo "git_current_branch=${{ steps.branch.outputs.git_ref_branch }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-            echo "::debug::git_current_branch=${{ steps.branch.outputs.git_ref_branch }}"
+            CURRENT_BRANCH=$REF_BRANCH
           fi
+          echo "git_current_branch=$CURRENT_BRANCH" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "::debug::git_current_branch=$CURRENT_BRANCH"
         fi
-      shell: bash
 
-    - id: default
-      run: |
         # "Set the default branch name..."
         if [[ "${{ github.ref }}" != "refs/tags/"* ]]; then
-          if [[ "${{ steps.current_branch.outputs.current_branch }}" == "${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}" && "${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork }}" != "true" ]]; then
+          if [[ "$CURRENT_BRANCH" == "${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}" && "${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork }}" != "true" ]]; then
             echo "git_is_default=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             echo "git_default_branch=${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             echo "::debug::git_is_default=true"
@@ -105,10 +104,7 @@ runs:
             echo "::debug::git_default_branch=${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}"
           fi
         fi
-      shell: bash
 
-    - id: tag
-      run: |
         # "Set the tag name..."
         if [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == "refs/tags/"* ]]; then
           REF=$(printf "%q" "${{ github.ref }}")
@@ -121,9 +117,8 @@ runs:
           echo "git_is_tag=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "::debug::git_is_tag=false"
         fi
-      shell: bash
     
-    - id: ci_hostname
+    - id: information_hostname
       run: |
         CI_HOSTNAME=$(echo $GITHUB_SERVER_URL | sed -e 's/[^/]*\/\/\([^@]*@\)\?\([^:/]*\).*/\2/')
         echo "ci_hostname=$CI_HOSTNAME" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"