diff --git a/.github/workflows/trl-ci-bot.yml b/.github/workflows/trl-ci-bot.yml
index c55c440fff11..67b5632684e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trl-ci-bot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trl-ci-bot.yml
@@ -33,10 +33,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Ignore untrusted commenter
         if: steps.trust.outputs.trusted != 'true'
         run: |
-          echo "Untrusted commenter; ignoring."
+          echo "Untrusted commenter, stop the workflow!"
           exit 0
 
       - name: Fetch PR head SHA + number
+        if: steps.trust.outputs.trusted == 'true'
         id: pr
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "number=$number" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Dispatch TRL workflow
+        if: steps.trust.outputs.trusted == 'true'
         id: dispatch
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TRL_CI_DISPATCH_TOKEN }}
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ jobs:
             -f transformers_ref=${{ steps.pr.outputs.sha }}
 
       - name: Find TRL workflow run URL
+        if: steps.trust.outputs.trusted == 'true'
         id: find_run
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TRL_CI_DISPATCH_TOKEN }}
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ jobs:
           done
 
       - name: Comment back on PR with link
+        if: steps.trust.outputs.trusted == 'true'
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
         run: |