diff --git a/executor/linux/stage.go b/executor/linux/stage.go
index a429442e..62660970 100644
--- a/executor/linux/stage.go
+++ b/executor/linux/stage.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-vela/types/constants"
 	"github.com/go-vela/types/pipeline"
 	"github.com/go-vela/worker/internal/step"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 // CreateStage prepares the stage for execution.
@@ -142,7 +141,6 @@ func (c *client) ExecStage(ctx context.Context, s *pipeline.Stage, m *sync.Map)
 		//
 		// https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-vela/worker/internal/step#Skip
 		if step.Skip(_step, c.build, c.repo) {
-			logrus.Infof("Skipping step %s due to ruleset", _step.Name)
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/executor/local/stage.go b/executor/local/stage.go
index 5a920b7b..a6328a3d 100644
--- a/executor/local/stage.go
+++ b/executor/local/stage.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/go-vela/types/pipeline"
 	"github.com/go-vela/worker/internal/step"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 // create a stage logging pattern.
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ func (c *client) ExecStage(ctx context.Context, s *pipeline.Stage, m *sync.Map)
 		//
 		// https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-vela/worker/internal/step#Skip
 		if step.Skip(_step, c.build, c.repo) {
+			logrus.Infof("Skipping step %s due to ruleset", _step.Name)
 			continue
 		}