diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-spack-mirror.yaml b/.github/workflows/create-spack-mirror.yaml
index 7492420d3..56fafffdd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-spack-mirror.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-spack-mirror.yaml
@@ -27,12 +27,16 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           source ./setup.sh
           ./create-env.py --app ${{ github.event.inputs.app }}  --site ${{ github.event.inputs.site }}  --name all
-          spack env activate -d envs/all
+          spack env activate envs/all
           spack compiler find
-          spack add re2c
-          spack add clingo
+          #spack add re2c
+          #spack add clingo
+          #set +e
           spack concretize
-          spack mirror create -a
+          #set -e
+          #spack concretize --reuse
+          echo "BEFORE MIRROR CREATE"
+          spack -ddd mirror create -a
           # upload-artifact does not allow filenames that begin with '?'
           rm -f cache/source_cache/autoconf/\?id=05972f49ee632cd98057a3caf82ebfb9574846da-eaa3f69
           rm -f cache/source_cache/boost/attachment.cgi?id=356970-b6f6ce6