diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 80f7a3d56..45ef418f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
         echo "git log -1 --pretty='%s' ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF} >> $$.gitlog"
         (git log -1 --pretty='%s' ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF} >> $$.gitlog \
           && (grep -qE '^ *;' $$.gitlog || echo "CONTINUE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV)) \
-          || ( echo "could not identify commit range, continuing CI steps")
+          || ( echo "could not identify commit range, continuing CI steps"; echo "CONTINUE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV )
 
     # things to be cached/restored:
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mac.yml b/.github/workflows/mac.yml
index 82888d7bc..f5f6bed8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mac.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mac.yml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
         echo "git log -1 --pretty='%s' ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF} >> $$.gitlog"
         (git log -1 --pretty='%s' ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF} >> $$.gitlog \
           && (grep -qE '^ *;' $$.gitlog || echo "CONTINUE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV)) \
-          || ( echo "could not identify commit range, continuing CI steps")
+          || ( echo "could not identify commit range, continuing CI steps"; echo "CONTINUE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV )
 
     # things to be cached/restored:
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push.yml b/.github/workflows/push.yml
index 1ba1d9619..741203bee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
         echo "git log -1 --pretty='%s' ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF} >> $$.gitlog"
         (git log -1 --pretty='%s' ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF} >> $$.gitlog \
           && (grep -qE '^ *;' $$.gitlog || echo "CONTINUE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV)) \
-          || ( echo "could not identify commit range, continuing CI steps")
+          || ( echo "could not identify commit range, continuing CI steps"; echo "CONTINUE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV )
 
     # things to be cached/restored:
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index ee6d5a51f..0813e3f50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
         echo "git log -1 --pretty='%s' ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF} >> $$.gitlog"
         (git log -1 --pretty='%s' ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF:+origin/$GITHUB_HEAD_REF} >> $$.gitlog \
           && (grep -qE '^ *;' $$.gitlog || echo "CONTINUE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV)) \
-          || ( echo "could not identify commit range, continuing CI steps")
+          || ( echo "could not identify commit range, continuing CI steps"; echo "CONTINUE=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV )
 
     # things to be cached/restored: