diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index cabe1f0..eca52b1 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -179,11 +179,12 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
+
           echo "[Duplicate Skin Name Check Started]"
 
-          # Ensure DANSER_SKINS_DIR is set and valid
+          # Guard: ensure DANSER_SKINS_DIR is set and exists
           if [ -z "${DANSER_SKINS_DIR:-}" ] || [ ! -d "${DANSER_SKINS_DIR}" ]; then
-            echo "DANSER_SKINS_DIR is not set or is not a directory. Exiting."
+            echo "DANSER_SKINS_DIR is not set or not a directory. Exiting."
             exit 1
           fi
 
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ jobs:
 
             ini=$(find "$dir" -maxdepth 1 -iname "skin.ini" | head -n1 || true)
             if [ -f "$ini" ]; then
-              line=$(grep -i '^[[:space:]]*Name:' "$ini" | head -n1)
+              line=$(grep -i '^[[:space:]]*Name:' "$ini" | head -n1 || true)
               if [ -n "${line:-}" ]; then
                 val="${line#*:}"
                 val=$(echo "$val" | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//;s/[[:space:]]*$//')
@@ -218,9 +219,9 @@ jobs:
           done
           shopt -u nullglob
 
-          for name in "${!name_counts[@]}"; do
-            if [ "${name_counts[$name]}" -gt 1 ]; then
-              duplicates+=("$name (${name_counts[$name]} skins)")
+          for nm in "${!name_counts[@]}"; do
+            if [ "${name_counts[$nm]}" -gt 1 ]; then
+              duplicates+=("$nm (${name_counts[$nm]} skins)")
             fi
           done