diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index ade43f94b..ba1e3800c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: wrappers_ubuntu_${{ matrix.container_version }}
         path: generated_cpp
+        if-no-files-found: error
 
   oldschool:
     strategy:
@@ -157,6 +158,8 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: wrappers_${{ matrix.container_os }}-${{ matrix.container_os_version }}_${{ matrix.configuration }}
         path: generated_cpp
+        # comment in after #291 is fixed
+        # if-no-files-found: error
 
   macOS:
     strategy:
@@ -243,10 +246,13 @@ jobs:
         QTDIR=-UNDEFINED- ./pythonqt_generator --qt-version=${{ steps.versions.outputs.QT_VERSION_FULL }} --include-paths=$QT_ROOT_DIR/lib
 
     - name: Upload Wrappers
+      if: ${{ contains(matrix.configuration, 'release') }}
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
         name: wrappers_macos${{ steps.versions.outputs.MACOS_VERSION_SHORT }}_qt${{ steps.versions.outputs.QT_VERSION_SHORT }}
         path: generated_cpp
+        # comment in after #276 is fixed
+        # if-no-files-found: error
 
   windows:
     strategy:
@@ -358,3 +364,4 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: wrappers_${{ matrix.qt-arch }}_${{ steps.versions.outputs.QT_VERSION_SHORT }}
         path: generated_cpp
+        if-no-files-found: error
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_latest.yml b/.github/workflows/build_latest.yml
index 215ed0b51..39fdf7b9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_latest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_latest.yml
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: wrappers_${{ matrix.os }}_${{ steps.setenv.outputs.QT_VERSION_SHORT }}
         path: generated_cpp
+        if-no-files-found: error
 
     - name: Build PythonQt Ubuntu
       if: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu' }}