diff --git a/lib/manageArtifacts.js b/lib/manageArtifacts.js
index 32f7cb23..4c8bf17a 100644
--- a/lib/manageArtifacts.js
+++ b/lib/manageArtifacts.js
@@ -88,16 +88,17 @@ const storeArtifact = (variables) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function*
 });
 const retrieveArtifact = (variables) => __awaiter(void 0, void 0, void 0, function* () {
     const client = artifact.create();
+    rimraf_1.default.sync(config_1.WORKDIR);
+    fs_1.mkdirSync(config_1.WORKDIR);
     for (const variable of variables) {
         try {
-            rimraf_1.default.sync(config_1.WORKDIR);
-            fs_1.mkdirSync(config_1.WORKDIR);
             const file = path_1.join(config_1.WORKDIR, `${variable.key}.txt`);
             yield client.downloadAllArtifacts(variable.key);
             variable.value = fs_1.readFileSync(file, { encoding: 'utf8' }).toString();
         }
         catch (error) {
             core.warning(`Cannot retrieve variable ${variable.key}`);
+            console.error(error);
         }
     }
 });
diff --git a/src/manageArtifacts.ts b/src/manageArtifacts.ts
index 5b0eacb2..bbb5cbc4 100644
--- a/src/manageArtifacts.ts
+++ b/src/manageArtifacts.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ import {readFileSync, mkdirSync, writeFileSync} from 'fs';
 import * as core from '@actions/core';
 import {VariableDetail, VariableStatus} from "./types/variableStatus";
 import {WORKDIR} from "./config";
-import {ArtifactClient, UploadOptions} from "@actions/artifact";
 import rimraf from "rimraf";
+import {ArtifactClient, UploadOptions} from "@actions/artifact";
+import {UploadResponse} from "@actions/artifact/lib/internal/upload-response";
 
 const artifact = require('@actions/artifact');
 const io = require('@actions/io');
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ const storeArtifact = async (variables: VariableDetail[]): Promise<void> => {
     const artifactOptions: UploadOptions = {
         retentionDays: 1 // Only keep artifacts 1 day to avoid reach limit: https://github.com/actions/toolkit/blob/c861dd8859fe5294289fcada363ce9bc71e9d260/packages/artifact/src/internal/upload-options.ts#L1
     }
-    const artifactsUploadPromises: Promise<any>[] = [];
+    const artifactsUploadPromises: Promise<UploadResponse>[] = [];
 
     rimraf.sync(WORKDIR);
     mkdirSync(WORKDIR);
@@ -62,15 +63,16 @@ const storeArtifact = async (variables: VariableDetail[]): Promise<void> => {
 const retrieveArtifact = async (variables: VariableDetail[]): Promise<void> => {
     const client: ArtifactClient = artifact.create();
 
+    rimraf.sync(WORKDIR);
+    mkdirSync(WORKDIR);
     for (const variable of variables) {
         try {
-            rimraf.sync(WORKDIR);
-            mkdirSync(WORKDIR);
             const file = join(WORKDIR, `${variable.key}.txt`);
             await client.downloadAllArtifacts(variable.key);
             variable.value = readFileSync(file, {encoding: 'utf8'}).toString();
         } catch (error) {
             core.warning(`Cannot retrieve variable ${variable.key}`)
+            console.error(error);
         }
     }
 }