diff --git a/dist/evaluators/RepoPolicyEvaluator.js b/dist/evaluators/RepoPolicyEvaluator.js
index e0dc7c4..9637e31 100644
--- a/dist/evaluators/RepoPolicyEvaluator.js
+++ b/dist/evaluators/RepoPolicyEvaluator.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class RepoPolicyEvaluator {
             this.repositoryCheckResults.push(branch_protection_pull_request_results);
         }
         // Check the files exist policy rule
-        if (this.policy.file_exists.length > 0) {
+        if (this.policy.file_exists && this.policy.file_exists.length > 0) {
             const files_exist = await new FilesExistChecks_1.FilesExistChecks(this.repository, this.policy).checkFilesExist();
             Logger_1.logger.debug(`Files exists results: ${JSON.stringify(files_exist)}`);
             this.repositoryCheckResults.push(files_exist);
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 708c4c5..6aba795 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -47908,7 +47908,7 @@ class RepoPolicyEvaluator {
             this.repositoryCheckResults.push(branch_protection_pull_request_results);
         }
         // Check the files exist policy rule
-        if (this.policy.file_exists.length > 0) {
+        if (this.policy.file_exists && this.policy.file_exists.length > 0) {
             const files_exist = await new FilesExistChecks_1.FilesExistChecks(this.repository, this.policy).checkFilesExist();
             Logger_1.logger.debug(`Files exists results: ${JSON.stringify(files_exist)}`);
             this.repositoryCheckResults.push(files_exist);
@@ -49564,7 +49564,7 @@ const run = async () => {
             core.setFailed(error);
         }
         else {
-            Logger_1.logger.error(error);
+            Logger_1.logger.error(error.message);
         }
     }
 };
diff --git a/dist/main.js b/dist/main.js
index 8140469..987fde7 100644
--- a/dist/main.js
+++ b/dist/main.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ const run = async () => {
             core.setFailed(error);
         }
         else {
-            Logger_1.logger.error(error);
+            Logger_1.logger.error(error.message);
         }
     }
 };
diff --git a/src/github/Repositories.ts b/src/github/Repositories.ts
index af7194b..8c8a6f4 100644
--- a/src/github/Repositories.ts
+++ b/src/github/Repositories.ts
@@ -28,14 +28,15 @@ export const getRepository = async (
   repo: string,
 ): Promise<Endpoints["GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}"]["response"]["data"]> => {
   const octokit = new GitArmorKit();
-
+  
   const response: Endpoints["GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}"]["response"] =
     await octokit.rest.repos.get({
       owner: owner,
       repo: repo,
     });
-
+    
   return response.data;
+
 };
 
 export const getRepoPullRequests = async (
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index a5e0177..270b4de 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ const run = async (): Promise<void> => {
         repository,
         policies.repo as RepoPolicy,
       );
-
+      
       await policyEvaluator.evaluatePolicy();
       policyEvaluator.printCheckResults();
       report.addOneRepoEvaluator(policyEvaluator);
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ const run = async (): Promise<void> => {
     if (process.env.GITHUB_ACTIONS) {
       core.setFailed(error);
     } else {
-      logger.error(error);
+      logger.error(error.message);
     }
   }
 };