diff --git a/shared-overwrite/.github/workflows/mt-download-data.yml b/shared-overwrite/.github/workflows/mt-download-data.yml
index 9b135456..ac504183 100644
--- a/shared-overwrite/.github/workflows/mt-download-data.yml
+++ b/shared-overwrite/.github/workflows/mt-download-data.yml
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: MT push commits
         run: ./push_commits.sh
 
-      - name: MT check if data is outdated & trigger sync
+      - name: MT check if data is outdated or new data downloaded & trigger sync
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
-          if ./agency-parser/check_data_outdated.sh; then
-            echo ">> Data is up-to-date.";
+          if [[ "${MT_SKIP_PUSH_COMMIT}" != false ]] && ./agency-parser/check_data_outdated.sh; then
+            echo ">> No new data downloaded and data is up-to-date. No sync needed.";
           else
-            echo ">> Data is outdated. Triggering mt-sync-code-data.yml workflow (skip download data)...";
+            echo ">> New data downloaded or data is outdated. Triggering mt-sync-code-data.yml workflow (skip download data)...";
             gh workflow run mt-sync-code-data.yml -f skip-download-data=true
           fi
         env: