diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d51cbf2f2..68d3ddd0e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -665,13 +665,23 @@ jobs:
         shell: pwsh
         run: python .\scripts\smoke_local.py --skip-build
 
-      - name: Acceptance harness self-tests
+      # One command per step: pwsh carries on past a failing native command and
+      # the step reports only the last command's exit code, so a multi-line
+      # block would let an early self-test fail unseen.
+      - name: Acceptance harness self-test (ComfyUI)
         if: needs.changes.outputs.heavy == 'true'
         shell: pwsh
-        run: |
-          python .\scripts\comfyui_therock_gpu_test.py --self-test
-          python .\scripts\local_assistant_therock_gpu_test.py --self-test
-          python .\scripts\vllm_therock_gpu_test.py --self-test
+        run: python .\scripts\comfyui_therock_gpu_test.py --self-test
+
+      - name: Acceptance harness self-test (local assistant)
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.heavy == 'true'
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: python .\scripts\local_assistant_therock_gpu_test.py --self-test
+
+      - name: Acceptance harness self-test (vLLM)
+        if: needs.changes.outputs.heavy == 'true'
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: python .\scripts\vllm_therock_gpu_test.py --self-test
 
       - name: Release readiness self-test
         if: needs.changes.outputs.heavy == 'true'