diff --git a/get-changed-paths.sh b/get-changed-paths.sh
index 08a1a98b..e67dbaef 100755
--- a/get-changed-paths.sh
+++ b/get-changed-paths.sh
@@ -30,14 +30,12 @@ function get_diff() {
   filter="$3"
   while IFS='' read -r sub; do
     sub_commit_pre="$(git diff "$base$DIFF$sha" -- "$sub" | grep '^[-]Subproject commit' | awk '{print $3}')" && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
-
     if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
       echo "::error::Failed to get previous commit for submodule ($sub) between: $base$DIFF$sha"
       exit 1
     fi
 
     sub_commit_cur="$(git diff "$base$DIFF$sha" -- "$sub" | grep '^[+]Subproject commit' | awk '{print $3}')" && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
-
     if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
       echo "::error::Failed to get current commit for submodule ($sub) between: $base$DIFF$sha"
       exit 1
@@ -64,7 +62,7 @@ function get_diff() {
     git diff --diff-filter="$filter" --name-only --ignore-submodules=all "$base$DIFF$sha" && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
 
     if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
-      echo "::error::Failed to get diff between: $base$DIFF$sha"
+      echo "::error::Failed to get changed files between: $base$DIFF$sha"
       exit 1
     fi
   fi
@@ -75,14 +73,12 @@ function get_renames() {
   sha="$2"
   while IFS='' read -r sub; do
     sub_commit_pre="$(git diff "$base$DIFF$sha" -- "$sub" | grep '^[-]Subproject commit' | awk '{print $3}')" && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
-
     if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
       echo "::error::Failed to get previous commit for submodule ($sub) between: $base$DIFF$sha"
       exit 1
     fi
 
     sub_commit_cur="$(git diff "$base$DIFF$sha" -- "$sub" | grep '^[+]Subproject commit' | awk '{print $3}')"  && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
-
     if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
       echo "::error::Failed to get current commit for submodule ($sub) between: $base$DIFF$sha"
       exit 1
@@ -99,17 +95,17 @@ function get_renames() {
   done < <(git submodule | awk '{print $2}')
 
   if [[ "$INPUT_DIR_NAMES" == "true" ]]; then
-    git log --name-status --ignore-submodules=all "$base$DIFF$sha" | grep -E "^R" | awk -F '\t' -v d="$INPUT_OLD_NEW_SEPARATOR" '{print $2d$3}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | uniq && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+    git log --name-status --ignore-submodules=all "$base" "$sha" | grep -E "^R" | awk -F '\t' -v d="$INPUT_OLD_NEW_SEPARATOR" '{print $2d$3}' | xargs -I {} dirname {} | uniq && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
 
     if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
-      echo "::error::Failed to get renamed directories between: $base$DIFF$sha"
+      echo "::error::Failed to get renamed directories between: $base → $sha"
       exit 1
     fi
   else
-    git log --name-status --ignore-submodules=all "$base$DIFF$sha" | grep -E "^R" | awk -F '\t' -v d="$INPUT_OLD_NEW_SEPARATOR" '{print $2d$3}' && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
+    git log --name-status --ignore-submodules=all "$base" "$sha" | grep -E "^R" | awk -F '\t' -v d="$INPUT_OLD_NEW_SEPARATOR" '{print $2d$3}' && exit_status=$? || exit_status=$?
 
     if [[ $exit_status -ne 0 ]]; then
-      echo "::error::Failed to get renames between: $base$DIFF$sha"
+      echo "::error::Failed to get renamed files between: $base → $sha"
       exit 1
     fi
   fi