diff --git a/.github/workflows/optional-spec-validations.yml b/.github/workflows/optional-spec-validations.yml
index 23e9793eff..d861a4738d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/optional-spec-validations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/optional-spec-validations.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ on:
     secrets: # all secrets are passed explicitly in this workflow
       api_bot_pat:
         required: true
+      jira_api_token:
+        required: true
 
 
 permissions:
@@ -20,12 +22,21 @@ permissions:
   issues: write
   id-token: write
 
-jobs:  
+jobs:
   optional-validations:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      postman-validation-failed: ${{ steps.set-outputs.outputs.postman-validation-failed }}
+      ipa-validation-failed: ${{ steps.set-outputs.outputs.ipa-validation-failed }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8
+      - name: Checkout .github folder from main branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8
+        with:
+          ref: main
+          sparse-checkout: |
+            .github/workflows
       - name: Setup Node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
@@ -53,17 +64,34 @@ jobs:
           make convert_to_collection
           npx -- @stoplight/spectral-cli@"${SPECTRAL_VERSION}" lint ./tmp/collection.json --ruleset=./validation/spectral.yaml
           popd
-      - name: Create Issue - Postman validation Failed
-        if: ${{ failure() && steps.spectral-validation.outcome == 'failure' }}
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/task-failure-handler.yml
-        with:
-          env: ${{ inputs.env }}
-          task_name: 'Optional Postman validation'
-          team_id: ${{ vars.JIRA_TEAM_ID_APIX_PLATFORM }}
-      - name: Create Issue - IPA validation Failed
-        if: ${{ failure() && steps.ipa-spectral-validation.outcome == 'failure'}}
-        uses: ./.github/workflows/task-failure-handler.yml
-        with:
-          env: ${{ inputs.env }}
-          task_name: 'Optional IPA validation'
-          team_id: ${{ vars.JIRA_TEAM_ID_APIX_PLATFORM }}
+      - name: Set outputs for error handling
+        id: set-outputs
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          echo "postman-validation-failed=${{ steps.spectral-validation.outcome == 'failure' }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "ipa-validation-failed=${{ steps.ipa-spectral-validation.outcome == 'failure' }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+  postman-validation-error-handler:
+    name: Handle Postman Validation Error
+    needs: optional-validations
+    if: ${{ always() && needs.optional-validations.outputs.postman-validation-failed == 'true' }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/task-failure-handler.yml
+    with:
+      env: ${{ inputs.env }}
+      task_name: 'Optional Postman validation'
+      team_id: ${{ vars.JIRA_TEAM_ID_APIX_PLATFORM }}
+    secrets:
+      jira_api_token: ${{ secrets.jira_api_token }}
+
+  ipa-validation-error-handler:
+    name: Handle IPA Validation Error  
+    needs: optional-validations
+    if: ${{ always() && needs.optional-validations.outputs.ipa-validation-failed == 'true' }}
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/task-failure-handler.yml
+    with:
+      env: ${{ inputs.env }}
+      task_name: 'Optional IPA validation'
+      team_id: ${{ vars.JIRA_TEAM_ID_APIX_PLATFORM }}
+    secrets:
+      jira_api_token: ${{ secrets.jira_api_token }}
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-spec.yml b/.github/workflows/release-spec.yml
index 320d4a33c7..377f4ae2e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-spec.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-spec.yml
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/optional-spec-validations.yml
     secrets:
       api_bot_pat: ${{ secrets.api_bot_pat }}
+      jira_api_token: ${{ secrets.jira_api_token }}
     with:
       env: ${{ inputs.env }}
       spectral_version: ${{ vars.SPECTRAL_VERSION }}