diff --git a/components/content-service/pkg/initializer/git.go b/components/content-service/pkg/initializer/git.go
index 04d7676e56048c..22cc9806c79d1f 100644
--- a/components/content-service/pkg/initializer/git.go
+++ b/components/content-service/pkg/initializer/git.go
@@ -140,19 +140,26 @@ func (ws *GitInitializer) Run(ctx context.Context, mappings []archive.IDMapping)
 		res, _ = cmd.CombinedOutput()
 		log.Infof("[0] ls -al %s: %v", ws.Location+"/.git/", string(res))
 	}
+
 	if err := ws.realizeCloneTarget(ctx); err != nil {
 		return src, xerrors.Errorf("git initializer clone: %w", err)
 	}
+
+	cmd := exec.Command("ls", "-al", ws.Location+"/.git/")
+	res, _ := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	log.Infof("[1] ls -al %s: %v", ws.Location+"/.git/", string(res))
+
 	if err := ws.UpdateRemote(ctx); err != nil {
 		return src, xerrors.Errorf("git initializer updateRemote: %w", err)
 	}
+
 	if err := ws.UpdateSubmodules(ctx); err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Warn("error while updating submodules - continuing")
 	}
 
-	cmd := exec.Command("ls", "-al", ws.Location+"/.git/")
-	res, _ := cmd.CombinedOutput()
-	log.Infof("[1] ls -al %s: %v", ws.Location+"/.git/", string(res))
+	cmd = exec.Command("ls", "-al", ws.Location+"/.git/")
+	res, _ = cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	log.Infof("[2] ls -al %s: %v", ws.Location+"/.git/", string(res))
 
 	log.WithField("stage", "init").WithField("location", ws.Location).Debug("Git operations complete")
 	return
@@ -181,11 +188,21 @@ func (ws *GitInitializer) realizeCloneTarget(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 			log.WithError(err).WithField("remoteURI", ws.RemoteURI).WithField("branch", ws.CloneTarget).Error("Remote branch doesn't exist.")
 			return err
 		}
+
+		cmd := exec.Command("ls", "-al", ws.Location+"/.git/")
+		res, _ := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+		log.Infof("[realizeCloneTarget][0] ls -al %s: %v", ws.Location+"/.git/", string(res))
+
 		// create local branch based on specific remote branch
 		if err := ws.Git(ctx, "checkout", "-B", ws.CloneTarget, "origin/"+ws.CloneTarget); err != nil {
 			log.WithError(err).WithField("remoteURI", ws.RemoteURI).WithField("branch", ws.CloneTarget).Error("Cannot checkout remote branch.")
 			return err
 		}
+
+		cmd = exec.Command("ls", "-al", ws.Location+"/.git/")
+		res, _ = cmd.CombinedOutput()
+		log.Infof("[realizeCloneTarget][1] ls -al %s: %v", ws.Location+"/.git/", string(res))
+
 	case LocalBranch:
 		// checkout local branch based on remote HEAD
 		if err := ws.Git(ctx, "checkout", "-B", ws.CloneTarget, "origin/HEAD", "--no-track"); err != nil {
@@ -219,11 +236,11 @@ func (ws *GitInitializer) realizeCloneTarget(ctx context.Context) (err error) {
 }
 
 func checkGitStatus(err error) error {
-	if err != nil {
-		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "The requested URL returned error: 524") {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Git clone returned HTTP status 524 (see https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/reliability/-/issues/8475). Please try restarting your workspace")
-		}
+	if err == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "The requested URL returned error: 524") {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Git clone returned HTTP status 524 (see https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/gl-infra/reliability/-/issues/8475). Please try restarting your workspace")
 	}
-
 	return err
 }