diff --git a/action/pipeline/exec.go b/action/pipeline/exec.go
index ee0baae6..f8158b11 100644
--- a/action/pipeline/exec.go
+++ b/action/pipeline/exec.go
@@ -118,16 +118,8 @@ func (c *Config) Exec(client compiler.Engine) error {
 	// create a slice for steps to be removed
 	stepsToRemove := c.SkipSteps
 
-	// print steps to be removed to the user
-	if len(stepsToRemove) > 0 {
-		for _, stepName := range stepsToRemove {
-			fmt.Println("skip step: ", stepName)
-		}
-	}
-
 	// filter out steps to be removed
 	if len(_pipeline.Stages) > 0 {
-		// if using stages
 		// counter for total steps to run
 		totalSteps := 0
 
@@ -137,8 +129,6 @@ func (c *Config) Exec(client compiler.Engine) error {
 			for _, step := range stage.Steps {
 				// if c.steps contains step.Name
 				if !slices.Contains(stepsToRemove, step.Name) {
-					fmt.Println("skip step: ", stepsToRemove)
-
 					filteredStageSteps = append(filteredStageSteps, step)
 					totalSteps++
 				}
@@ -157,12 +147,17 @@ func (c *Config) Exec(client compiler.Engine) error {
 
 		for _, step := range _pipeline.Steps {
 			if !slices.Contains(stepsToRemove, step.Name) {
-				fmt.Println("skip step: ", stepsToRemove)
-
 				filteredSteps = append(filteredSteps, step)
 			}
 		}
 
+		// print steps to be removed to the user
+		if len(stepsToRemove) > 0 {
+			for _, stepName := range stepsToRemove {
+				fmt.Println("skip step5: ", stepName)
+			}
+		}
+
 		_pipeline.Steps = filteredSteps
 
 		// check if any steps are left to run, excluding "init" step