diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-publishing.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-publishing.yml
index 9904e7b6..478e26fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-publishing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-publishing.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
           Get-Content $xmlPath | ForEach-Object { Write-Host $_ }
 
           $xml = Get-Content $xmlPath -Raw
-          if ($raw -notlike 'maven') {
+          if ($raw -notlike '*maven*') {
             throw "settings.xml file is not overwritten"
           }
   
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           $xmlPath = Join-Path $HOME ".m2" "settings.xml"
           $content = Get-Content -Path $xmlPath -Raw
+          Write-Host $content
+
           if ($content -ne "Fake_XML") {
             throw "settings.xml file was overwritten but it should not be"
           }
diff --git a/dist/setup/index.js b/dist/setup/index.js
index fa686296..f102f900 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/index.js
@@ -13341,7 +13341,7 @@ function write(directory, settings, overwriteSettings) {
             core.info(`Writing to ${location}`);
         }
         else {
-            core.info(`Skipping generation '${location}' - it already exists and overwriting is not required`);
+            core.info(`Skipping generation ${location} because file already exists and overwriting is not required`);
             return;
         }
         return fs.writeFileSync(location, settings, {
diff --git a/src/auth.ts b/src/auth.ts
index 184f2f39..a52306b0 100644
--- a/src/auth.ts
+++ b/src/auth.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ async function write(directory: string, settings: string, overwriteSettings: boo
     core.info(`Writing to ${location}`);
   } else {
     core.info(
-      `Skipping generation '${location}' - it already exists and overwriting is not required`
+      `Skipping generation ${location} because file already exists and overwriting is not required`
     );
     return;
   }