diff --git a/.automation/validate-docker-labels.sh b/.automation/validate-docker-labels.sh
index 4d25ed0f..745583bf 100755
--- a/.automation/validate-docker-labels.sh
+++ b/.automation/validate-docker-labels.sh
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
 ###########
 # Globals #
 ###########
-# GITHUB_WORKSPACE="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" # GitHub Workspace
-# GITHUB_SHA="${GITHUB_SHA}"   # Sha used to create this branch
-# BUILD_DATE="${BUILD_DATE}"   # Date the container was built
 IMAGE="${1}"                                                                         # Image of the super-linter we build
 BUILD_REVISION="${GITHUB_SHA}"                                                       # GitHub Sha
 BUILD_VERSION="${GITHUB_SHA}"                                                        # Version of the container
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8c899021..0aed2774 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ jobs:
           VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE: false
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           DEFAULT_BRANCH: main
-          LOCAL_UPDATES: true
           RENOVATE_SHAREABLE_CONFIG_PRESET_FILE_NAMES: "default.json,hoge.json"
           TYPESCRIPT_STANDARD_TSCONFIG_FILE: ".github/linters/tsconfig.json"
 
diff --git a/docs/run-linter-locally.md b/docs/run-linter-locally.md
index 5402ff98..c8050e3f 100644
--- a/docs/run-linter-locally.md
+++ b/docs/run-linter-locally.md
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: super-linter/super-linter@v5
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          DEFAULT_BRANCH: develop
+          DEFAULT_BRANCH: main
 ```
 
 ## Build the container image and run the test suite locally
diff --git a/lib/README.md b/lib/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 76496541..00000000
--- a/lib/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# Super-Linter Library
-
-## Main script
-
-The file `linter.sh` is the main script that is called for the process and loads all other scripts as functions.
-
-## Functions
-
-The additional files in the folder are functions to help streamline the main build process and allow for easier maintenance.
-
-- `possum.sh`
-  - Official mascot of the **Super-Linter**
-- `buildFileList.sh`
-  - Functions to help find files that were modified, or need to be scanned
-- `validation.sh`
-  - Logic to see what linters are enabled
-- `worker.sh`
-  - Calls to the various linters and the test cases for each
diff --git a/lib/functions/buildFileList.sh b/lib/functions/buildFileList.sh
index e7ba1361..252f349e 100755
--- a/lib/functions/buildFileList.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/buildFileList.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #### Function BuildFileList ####################################################
 function IssueHintForFullGitHistory() {
   info "Check that you have the full git history, the checkout is not shallow, etc"
+  info "Is shallow repository: $(git -C "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" rev-parse --is-shallow-repository)"
   info "See https://github.com/super-linter/super-linter#example-connecting-github-action-workflow"
 }
 
@@ -19,30 +20,26 @@ function IssueHintForFullGitHistory() {
 #### Function GenerateFileDiff #################################################
 function GenerateFileDiff() {
   CMD="${1}"
-  ################
-  # print header #
-  ################
-  debug "----------------------------------------------"
   debug "Generating Diff with:[$CMD]"
 
   #################################################
   # Get the Array of files changed in the commits #
   #################################################
-  CMD_OUTPUT=$(eval "$CMD")
+  CMD_OUTPUT=$(eval "set -eo pipefail; $CMD; set +eo pipefail")
 
   #######################
   # Load the error code #
   #######################
   ERROR_CODE=$?
+  debug "Diff command return code: ${ERROR_CODE}"
 
   ##############################
   # Check the shell for errors #
   ##############################
   if [ ${ERROR_CODE} -ne 0 ]; then
-    # Error
-    info "Failed to get Diff with:[$CMD]"
+    error "Failed to get Diff with:[$CMD]"
     IssueHintForFullGitHistory
-    fatal "[${CMD_OUTPUT}]"
+    fatal "[Diff command output: ${CMD_OUTPUT}]"
   fi
 
   ###################################################
@@ -69,78 +66,32 @@ function BuildFileList() {
   ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY="${3}"
   debug "ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY: ${ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY}"
 
-  debug "IGNORE_GITIGNORED_FILES: ${IGNORE_GITIGNORED_FILES}"
-
-  debug "IGNORE_GENERATED_FILES: ${IGNORE_GENERATED_FILES}"
-
-  debug "USE_FIND_ALGORITHM: ${USE_FIND_ALGORITHM}"
-
-  debug "VALIDATE_JSCPD_ALL_CODEBASE: ${VALIDATE_JSCPD_ALL_CODEBASE}"
-
-  # Solve issue with git unsafe dirs
-  debug "Running git config for safe dirs"
-  git config --global --add safe.directory "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" 2>&1
-  git config --global --add safe.directory "/tmp/lint" 2>&1
-
   if [ "${VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE}" == "false" ] && [ "${TEST_CASE_RUN}" != "true" ]; then
-    # Need to build a list of all files changed
-    # This can be pulled from the GITHUB_EVENT_PATH payload
-
-    ################
-    # print header #
-    ################
     debug "----------------------------------------------"
-    debug "Pulling in code history and branches..."
+    debug "Build the list of all changed files"
 
-    #################################################################################
-    # Switch codebase back to the default branch to get a list of all files changed #
-    #################################################################################
-    SWITCH_CMD=$(
-      git -C "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" pull --quiet
-      git -C "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" checkout "${DEFAULT_BRANCH}" 2>&1
-    )
-
-    #######################
-    # Load the error code #
-    #######################
-    ERROR_CODE=$?
-
-    ##############################
-    # Check the shell for errors #
-    ##############################
-    if [ ${ERROR_CODE} -ne 0 ] && [ "${LOCAL_UPDATES}" == "false" ]; then
-      # Error
-      info "Failed to switch to ${DEFAULT_BRANCH} branch to get files changed!"
-      fatal "[${SWITCH_CMD}]"
-    fi
+    DIFF_GIT_DEFAULT_BRANCH_CMD="git -C ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE} diff --diff-filter=d --name-only ${DEFAULT_BRANCH}...${GITHUB_SHA} | xargs -I % sh -c 'echo \"${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/%\"' 2>&1"
 
     if [ "${GITHUB_EVENT_NAME}" == "push" ]; then
       ################
       # push event   #
       ################
       DIFF_TREE_CMD="git -C ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE} diff-tree --no-commit-id --name-only -r ${GITHUB_SHA} | xargs -I % sh -c 'echo \"${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/%\"' 2>&1"
-      GenerateFileDiff "$DIFF_TREE_CMD"
+      GenerateFileDiff "${DIFF_TREE_CMD}"
 
       ###############################################################
       # Need to see if the array is empty, if so, try the other way #
       ###############################################################
       if [ ${#RAW_FILE_ARRAY[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
-        # Empty array, going to try to pull from main branch differences
-        ################
-        # print header #
-        ################
         debug "----------------------------------------------"
-        debug "WARN: Generation of File array with diff-tree produced [0] items, trying with git diff..."
-
-        DIFF_CMD="git -C ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE} diff --name-only ${DEFAULT_BRANCH}...${GITHUB_SHA} --diff-filter=d | xargs -I % sh -c 'echo \"${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/%\"' 2>&1"
-        GenerateFileDiff "$DIFF_CMD"
+        debug "Generating the file array with diff-tree produced [0] items, trying with git diff against the default branch..."
+        GenerateFileDiff "${DIFF_GIT_DEFAULT_BRANCH_CMD}"
       fi
     else
       ################
       # PR event     #
       ################
-      DIFF_CMD="git -C ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE} diff --name-only ${DEFAULT_BRANCH}...${GITHUB_SHA} --diff-filter=d | xargs -I % sh -c 'echo \"${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/%\"' 2>&1"
-      GenerateFileDiff "$DIFF_CMD"
+      GenerateFileDiff "${DIFF_GIT_DEFAULT_BRANCH_CMD}"
     fi
   else
     WORKSPACE_PATH="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}"
@@ -179,12 +130,6 @@ function BuildFileList() {
         -type f \
         2>&1 | sort)
     else
-      ##############################
-      # use the standard mechinism #
-      ##############################
-      ################
-      # print header #
-      ################
       debug "----------------------------------------------"
       debug "Populating the file list with:[git -C \"${WORKSPACE_PATH}\" ls-tree -r --name-only HEAD | xargs -I % sh -c \"echo ${WORKSPACE_PATH}/%\"]"
       mapfile -t RAW_FILE_ARRAY < <(git -C "${WORKSPACE_PATH}" ls-tree -r --name-only HEAD | xargs -I % sh -c "echo ${WORKSPACE_PATH}/%" 2>&1)
@@ -214,28 +159,6 @@ function BuildFileList() {
     warn "No files were found in the GITHUB_WORKSPACE:[${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}] to lint!"
   fi
 
-  if [ "${VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE}" == "false" ]; then
-    #########################################
-    # Need to switch back to branch of code #
-    #########################################
-    SWITCH2_CMD=$(git -C "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" checkout --progress --force "${GITHUB_SHA}" 2>&1)
-
-    #######################
-    # Load the error code #
-    #######################
-    ERROR_CODE=$?
-
-    ##############################
-    # Check the shell for errors #
-    ##############################
-    if [ ${ERROR_CODE} -ne 0 ]; then
-      # Error
-      error "Failed to switch back to branch!"
-      IssueHintForFullGitHistory
-      fatal "[${SWITCH2_CMD}]"
-    fi
-  fi
-
   #########################################
   # Check if the Ansible directory exists #
   #########################################
diff --git a/lib/functions/validation.sh b/lib/functions/validation.sh
index 24113f91..764efd0e 100755
--- a/lib/functions/validation.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/validation.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-################################################################################
-################################################################################
-########### Super-Linter Validation Functions @admiralawkbar ###################
-################################################################################
-################################################################################
-########################## FUNCTION CALLS BELOW ################################
-################################################################################
-################################################################################
-#### Function GetValidationInfo ################################################
 function GetValidationInfo() {
   ############################################
   # Print headers for user provided env vars #
@@ -32,7 +23,6 @@ function GetValidationInfo() {
       VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE="${DEFAULT_VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE}"
       info "- Validating ALL files in code base..."
     else
-      # Its false
       info "- Only validating [new], or [edited] files in code base..."
     fi
   fi
@@ -220,3 +210,52 @@ function GetValidationInfo() {
   debug "${PRINTENV}"
   debug "---------------------------------------------"
 }
+
+function CheckIfGitBranchExists() {
+  local BRANCH_NAME="${1}"
+  debug "Check if the ${BRANCH_NAME} branch exists in ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}"
+  if ! git -C "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" rev-parse --quiet --verify "${BRANCH_NAME}"; then
+    info "The ${BRANCH_NAME} branch doesn't exist in ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}"
+    return 1
+  else
+    debug "The ${BRANCH_NAME} branch exists in ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}"
+    return 0
+  fi
+}
+
+function ValidateLocalGitRepository() {
+  debug "Check if ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE} is a Git repository"
+  if ! git -C "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" rev-parse --git-dir; then
+    fatal "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE} is not a Git repository."
+  else
+    debug "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE} is a Git repository"
+  fi
+
+  debug "Git branches: $(git -C "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" branch -a)"
+}
+
+function ValidateGitShaReference() {
+  debug "Validate that the GITHUB_SHA reference (${GITHUB_SHA}) exists in this Git repository."
+  if ! git -C "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" cat-file -e "${GITHUB_SHA}"; then
+    fatal "The GITHUB_SHA reference (${GITHUB_SHA}) doesn't exist in this Git repository"
+  else
+    debug "The GITHUB_SHA reference (${GITHUB_SHA}) exists in this repository"
+  fi
+}
+
+function ValidateDefaultGitBranch() {
+  debug "Check if the default branch (${DEFAULT_BRANCH}) exists"
+  if ! CheckIfGitBranchExists "${DEFAULT_BRANCH}"; then
+    REMOTE_DEFAULT_BRANCH="origin/${DEFAULT_BRANCH}"
+    debug "The default branch (${DEFAULT_BRANCH}) doesn't exist in this Git repository. Trying with ${REMOTE_DEFAULT_BRANCH}"
+    if ! CheckIfGitBranchExists "${REMOTE_DEFAULT_BRANCH}"; then
+      fatal "Neither ${DEFAULT_BRANCH}, nor ${REMOTE_DEFAULT_BRANCH} exist in ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}"
+    else
+      info "${DEFAULT_BRANCH} doesn't exist, however ${REMOTE_DEFAULT_BRANCH} exists. Setting DEFAULT_BRANCH to: ${REMOTE_DEFAULT_BRANCH}"
+      DEFAULT_BRANCH="${REMOTE_DEFAULT_BRANCH}"
+      debug "Updated DEFAULT_BRANCH: ${DEFAULT_BRANCH}"
+    fi
+  else
+    debug "The default branch (${DEFAULT_BRANCH}) exists in this repository"
+  fi
+}
diff --git a/lib/linter.sh b/lib/linter.sh
index 85b4b9f4..394fe6f0 100755
--- a/lib/linter.sh
+++ b/lib/linter.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 # Debug Vars                                                     #
 # Define these early, so we can use debug logging ASAP if needed #
 ##################################################################
-# RUN_LOCAL="${RUN_LOCAL}"                            # Boolean to see if we are running locally
 ACTIONS_RUNNER_DEBUG="${ACTIONS_RUNNER_DEBUG:-false}" # Boolean to see even more info (debug)
 IMAGE="${IMAGE:-standard}"                            # Version of the Super-linter (standard,slim,etc)
 
@@ -150,8 +149,6 @@ LATEX_FILE_NAME=".chktexrc"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly
 LUA_FILE_NAME=".luacheckrc"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly
-LOCAL_UPDATES="${LOCAL_UPDATES:-false}"
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly
 MARKDOWN_FILE_NAME="${MARKDOWN_CONFIG_FILE:-.markdown-lint.yml}"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly
 OPENAPI_FILE_NAME=".openapirc.yml"
@@ -216,6 +213,8 @@ TYPESCRIPT_STYLE=''      # Variable for the style
 TYPESCRIPT_ES_FILE_NAME="${TYPESCRIPT_ES_CONFIG_FILE:-.eslintrc.yml}"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly
 USE_FIND_ALGORITHM="${USE_FIND_ALGORITHM:-false}"
+debug "USE_FIND_ALGORITHM: ${USE_FIND_ALGORITHM}"
+
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly
 YAML_FILE_NAME="${YAML_CONFIG_FILE:-.yaml-lint.yml}"
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # Variable is referenced indirectly
@@ -361,24 +360,14 @@ LINTED_LANGUAGES_ARRAY=() # Will be filled at run time with all languages that w
 ###################
 # GitHub ENV Vars #
 ###################
-# ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY="${ANSIBLE_DIRECTORY}"         # Ansible Directory
 MULTI_STATUS="${MULTI_STATUS:-true}"       # Multiple status are created for each check ran
 DEFAULT_BRANCH="${DEFAULT_BRANCH:-master}" # Default Git Branch to use (master by default)
-# DISABLE_ERRORS="${DISABLE_ERRORS}"               # Boolean to enable warning-only output without throwing errors
-# FILTER_REGEX_INCLUDE="${FILTER_REGEX_INCLUDE}"   # RegExp defining which files will be processed by linters (all by default)
-# FILTER_REGEX_EXCLUDE="${FILTER_REGEX_EXCLUDE}"   # RegExp defining which files will be excluded from linting (none by default)
-# GITHUB_EVENT_PATH="${GITHUB_EVENT_PATH}"         # Github Event Path
-# GITHUB_REPOSITORY="${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}"         # GitHub Org/Repo passed from system
-# GITHUB_RUN_ID="${GITHUB_RUN_ID}"                 # GitHub RUn ID to point to logs
-# GITHUB_SHA="${GITHUB_SHA}"                       # GitHub sha from the commit
-# GITHUB_WORKSPACE="${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}"           # Github Workspace
-# TEST_CASE_RUN="${TEST_CASE_RUN}"                 # Boolean to validate only test cases
-# VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE="${VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE}" # Boolean to validate all files
-
 IGNORE_GITIGNORED_FILES="${IGNORE_GITIGNORED_FILES:-false}"
+debug "IGNORE_GITIGNORED_FILES: ${IGNORE_GITIGNORED_FILES}"
 
 # Do not ignore generated files by default for backwards compatibility
 IGNORE_GENERATED_FILES="${IGNORE_GENERATED_FILES:-false}"
+debug "IGNORE_GENERATED_FILES: ${IGNORE_GENERATED_FILES}"
 
 ################
 # Default Vars #
@@ -388,6 +377,22 @@ DEFAULT_WORKSPACE="${DEFAULT_WORKSPACE:-/tmp/lint}" # Default workspace if runni
 DEFAULT_RUN_LOCAL='false'                           # Default value for debugging locally
 DEFAULT_TEST_CASE_RUN='false'                       # Flag to tell code to run only test cases
 
+if [ -z "${TEST_CASE_RUN}" ]; then
+  TEST_CASE_RUN="${DEFAULT_TEST_CASE_RUN}"
+fi
+
+# Convert string to lowercase
+TEST_CASE_RUN="${TEST_CASE_RUN,,}"
+debug "TEST_CASE_RUN: ${TEST_CASE_RUN}"
+
+if [ -z "${RUN_LOCAL}" ]; then
+  RUN_LOCAL="${DEFAULT_RUN_LOCAL}"
+fi
+
+# Convert string to lowercase
+RUN_LOCAL="${RUN_LOCAL,,}"
+debug "RUN_LOCAL: ${RUN_LOCAL}"
+
 ###############################################################
 # Default Vars that are called in Subs and need to be ignored #
 ###############################################################
@@ -445,49 +450,9 @@ GetGitHubVars() {
   info "--------------------------------------------"
   info "Gathering GitHub information..."
 
-  ###############################
-  # Get the Run test cases flag #
-  ###############################
-  if [ -z "${TEST_CASE_RUN}" ]; then
-    ##################################
-    # No flag passed, set to default #
-    ##################################
-    TEST_CASE_RUN="${DEFAULT_TEST_CASE_RUN}"
-  fi
-
-  ###############################
-  # Convert string to lowercase #
-  ###############################
-  TEST_CASE_RUN="${TEST_CASE_RUN,,}"
-
-  ##########################
-  # Get the run local flag #
-  ##########################
-  if [ -z "${RUN_LOCAL}" ]; then
-    ##################################
-    # No flag passed, set to default #
-    ##################################
-    RUN_LOCAL="${DEFAULT_RUN_LOCAL}"
-  fi
-
-  ###############################
-  # Convert string to lowercase #
-  ###############################
-  RUN_LOCAL="${RUN_LOCAL,,}"
-
-  #################################
-  # Check if were running locally #
-  #################################
   if [[ ${RUN_LOCAL} != "false" ]]; then
-    ##########################################
-    # We are running locally for a debug run #
-    ##########################################
-    info "NOTE: ENV VAR [RUN_LOCAL] has been set to:[true]"
-    info "bypassing GitHub Actions variables..."
+    info "RUN_LOCAL has been set to:[${RUN_LOCAL}]. Bypassing GitHub Actions variables..."
 
-    ############################
-    # Set the GITHUB_WORKSPACE #
-    ############################
     if [ -z "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" ]; then
       GITHUB_WORKSPACE="${DEFAULT_WORKSPACE}"
     fi
@@ -500,29 +465,8 @@ GetGitHubVars() {
 
     pushd "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" >/dev/null || exit 1
 
-    # No need to touch or set the GITHUB_SHA
-    # No need to touch or set the GITHUB_EVENT_PATH
-    # No need to touch or set the GITHUB_ORG
-    # No need to touch or set the GITHUB_REPO
-
-    #################################
-    # Set the VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE #
-    #################################
     VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE="${DEFAULT_VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE}"
   else
-    ############################
-    # Validate we have a value #
-    ############################
-    if [ -z "${GITHUB_SHA}" ]; then
-      error "Failed to get [GITHUB_SHA]!"
-      fatal "[${GITHUB_SHA}]"
-    else
-      info "Successfully found:${F[W]}[GITHUB_SHA]${F[B]}, value:${F[W]}[${GITHUB_SHA}]"
-    fi
-
-    ############################
-    # Validate we have a value #
-    ############################
     if [ -z "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" ]; then
       error "Failed to get [GITHUB_WORKSPACE]!"
       fatal "[${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}]"
@@ -530,9 +474,6 @@ GetGitHubVars() {
       info "Successfully found:${F[W]}[GITHUB_WORKSPACE]${F[B]}, value:${F[W]}[${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}]"
     fi
 
-    ############################
-    # Validate we have a value #
-    ############################
     if [ -z "${GITHUB_EVENT_PATH}" ]; then
       error "Failed to get [GITHUB_EVENT_PATH]!"
       fatal "[${GITHUB_EVENT_PATH}]"
@@ -540,6 +481,12 @@ GetGitHubVars() {
       info "Successfully found:${F[W]}[GITHUB_EVENT_PATH]${F[B]}, value:${F[W]}[${GITHUB_EVENT_PATH}]${F[B]}"
     fi
 
+    if [ -z "${GITHUB_SHA}" ]; then
+      fatal "Failed to get the value for the GITHUB_SHA variable [${GITHUB_SHA}]"
+    else
+      info "Successfully found:${F[W]}[GITHUB_SHA]${F[B]}, value:${F[W]}[${GITHUB_SHA}]"
+    fi
+
     ##################################################
     # Need to pull the GitHub Vars from the env file #
     ##################################################
@@ -555,7 +502,16 @@ GetGitHubVars() {
     # Github sha on PR events is not the latest commit.
     # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/events-that-trigger-workflows#pull_request
     if [ "$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" == "pull_request" ]; then
+      debug "This is a GitHub pull request. Updating the current GITHUB_SHA (${GITHUB_SHA}) to the pull request HEAD sha"
       GITHUB_SHA=$(jq -r .pull_request.head.sha <"$GITHUB_EVENT_PATH")
+      ERROR_CODE=$?
+      debug "GITHUB_SHA update error code: ${ERROR_CODE}"
+
+      if [ ${ERROR_CODE} -ne 0 ]; then
+        error "Failed to update GITHUB_SHA for pull request event."
+        fatal "[Output: ${GITHUB_SHA}]"
+      fi
+      debug "Updated GITHUB_SHA: ${GITHUB_SHA}"
     fi
 
     ############################
@@ -665,7 +621,7 @@ CallStatusAPI() {
       STATUS="success"
     fi
 
-    debug "URL: ${GITHUB_API_URL}/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/statuses/${GITHUB_SHA}"
+    debug "Status URL: ${GITHUB_API_URL}/repos/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/statuses/${GITHUB_SHA}"
 
     ##############################################
     # Call the status API to create status check #
@@ -858,6 +814,10 @@ UpdateLoopsForImage
 ##################################
 GetLinterVersions
 
+debug "Allow Git to work on ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}"
+git config --global --add safe.directory "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}" 2>&1
+git config --global --add safe.directory "/tmp/lint" 2>&1
+
 #######################
 # Get GitHub Env Vars #
 #######################
@@ -879,6 +839,15 @@ debug "TYPESCRIPT_STANDARD_TSCONFIG_FILE: ${TYPESCRIPT_STANDARD_TSCONFIG_FILE}"
 ############################
 # Validate the environment #
 ############################
+if [[ "${USE_FIND_ALGORITHM}" != "false" ]] || [[ "${VALIDATE_ALL_CODEBASE}" != "true" ]]; then
+  debug "Validate the local Git environment"
+  ValidateLocalGitRepository
+  ValidateGitShaReference
+  ValidateDefaultGitBranch
+else
+  debug "Skipped the validation of the local Git environment because we don't depend on it."
+fi
+
 GetValidationInfo
 
 #################################
@@ -1025,6 +994,7 @@ CheckSSLCert
 # Check if we need to lint the whole codebase with JSCPD
 VALIDATE_JSCPD_ALL_CODEBASE="${VALIDATE_JSCPD_ALL_CODEBASE:-"false"}"
 export VALIDATE_JSCPD_ALL_CODEBASE
+debug "VALIDATE_JSCPD_ALL_CODEBASE: ${VALIDATE_JSCPD_ALL_CODEBASE}"
 
 ###########################################
 # Build the list of files for each linter #