diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-extension.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-extension.yml
index 027d0b86..98efc44c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-extension.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-extension.yml
@@ -41,10 +41,18 @@ jobs:
           TAG="${{ github.event.client_payload.release_tag }}"
         else
           # Scheduled check - get latest release
-          TAG=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.SENTIENCE_CHROME_TOKEN }}" \
-            "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ secrets.SENTIENCE_CHROME_REPO }}/releases/latest" | jq -r '.tag_name // empty')
+          HTTP_CODE=$(curl -s -o latest_release.json -w "%{http_code}" \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.SENTIENCE_CHROME_TOKEN }}" \
+            "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ secrets.SENTIENCE_CHROME_REPO }}/releases/latest")
+            
+          if [ "$HTTP_CODE" != "200" ]; then
+            echo "❌ Failed to fetch latest release. HTTP Code: $HTTP_CODE"
+            cat latest_release.json
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          
+          TAG=$(cat latest_release.json | jq -r '.tag_name // empty')
           
-          # Check if we already processed this tag
           if git ls-remote --exit-code --heads origin "sync-extension-$TAG"; then
             echo "Branch for $TAG already exists, skipping."
             echo "skip=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -73,41 +81,62 @@ jobs:
         echo "⬇️ Fetching release info for $TAG from $REPO..."
         
         # Capture response to file for debugging
-        curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.SENTIENCE_CHROME_TOKEN }}" \
-          "https://api.github.com/repos/$REPO/releases/tags/$TAG" > release.json
+        HTTP_CODE=$(curl -s -w "%{http_code}" -o release.json \
+          -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.SENTIENCE_CHROME_TOKEN }}" \
+          "https://api.github.com/repos/$REPO/releases/tags/$TAG")
+          
+        if [ "$HTTP_CODE" != "200" ]; then
+          echo "❌ Failed to fetch release info. HTTP Code: $HTTP_CODE"
+          echo "Response Body:"
+          cat release.json
+          exit 1
+        fi
           
         # Check if we got a valid release object
         if grep -q "Not Found" release.json; then
           echo "❌ Critical Error: Release tag $TAG not found in repo $REPO"
-          cat release.json
           exit 1
         fi
 
         # Robust extraction
-        ASSET_URL=$(cat release.json | jq -r '.assets[]? | select(.name == "extension-files.tar.gz") | .browser_download_url')
+        ASSET_URL=$(cat release.json | jq -r '.assets[]? | select(.name == "extension-files.tar.gz") | .url')
           
         if [ -z "$ASSET_URL" ] || [ "$ASSET_URL" == "null" ]; then
           echo "❌ Critical Error: extension-files.tar.gz not found in release assets!"
           echo "Available assets:"
-          cat release.json | jq -r '.assets[].name' || echo "No assets found or invalid JSON"
+          cat release.json | jq -r '.assets[].name'
           exit 1
         fi
 
-        # 2. Download the tarball
-        echo "📦 Downloading tarball from $ASSET_URL..."
-        curl -L -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.SENTIENCE_CHROME_TOKEN }}" \
+        # 2. Download the tarball using API URL
+        echo "📦 Downloading tarball from asset API endpoint..."
+        HTTP_CODE=$(curl -L -s -w "%{http_code}" -o extension.tar.gz \
+             -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.SENTIENCE_CHROME_TOKEN }}" \
              -H "Accept: application/octet-stream" \
-             "$ASSET_URL" -o extension.tar.gz
+             "$ASSET_URL")
 
-        # 3. Extract it
+        if [ "$HTTP_CODE" != "200" ] && [ "$HTTP_CODE" != "302" ]; then
+             echo "❌ Failed to download asset. HTTP Code: $HTTP_CODE"
+             if [ $(stat -c%s extension.tar.gz) -lt 1000 ]; then
+                cat extension.tar.gz
+             fi
+             exit 1
+        fi
+
+        # 3. Verify File Type
+        FILE_TYPE=$(file -b --mime-type extension.tar.gz)
+        echo "📄 Downloaded file type: $FILE_TYPE"
+        
+        if [[ "$FILE_TYPE" != *"gzip"* ]] && [[ "$FILE_TYPE" != *"octet-stream"* ]]; then
+            echo "❌ Error: Downloaded file is not a gzip archive. It is: $FILE_TYPE"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+
+        # 4. Extract
         echo "📂 Extracting..."
         tar -xzf extension.tar.gz
         rm extension.tar.gz
         
-        # 4. Verify extraction
-        echo "✅ Extraction complete. Contents:"
-        ls -la
-        
         if [ ! -f "manifest.json" ]; then
           echo "❌ Error: manifest.json missing after extraction"
           exit 1