diff --git a/.github/workflows/spec-update.yaml b/.github/workflows/spec-update.yaml
index 052a3e1c3..8216a1982 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spec-update.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spec-update.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name: "Spec File Update Workflow"
+run-name: "Spec File Update Workflow: ${{ github.event.inputs.file }}-${{ github.event.inputs.file-ref }}"
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -140,13 +141,50 @@ jobs:
           
           gh api $API_URL -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.raw" > $FILE_PATH
 
-      - name: "Exit if there are no changes"
+      - name: "Exit if there are no spec changes"
         id: spec_diff
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.BOT_SDK_JS_FOR_DOCS_REPO_PR }}
         run: |
+          # if there are no spec changes in this commit, check if previous run on this branch is red. If it is red, exit 1; if it is green, exit 0.
           if [[ `git status --porcelain` ]]; then
+            echo "Spec changes detected, continuing with generation."
             echo "spec_diff=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           else
+            echo "No spec changes detected. Checking status of previous run."
             echo "spec_diff=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          
+            # The current run of this workflow
+            CURRENT_RUN=${{ github.run_id }}
+          
+            # name must match the workflow run-name pattern above
+            RUN_NAME="Spec File Update Workflow: $CHOICE-$REF"
+            echo "Run name used for search: $RUN_NAME"
+          
+            # Get the most recent completed run of this workflow with respect to the same feature branch
+            PREVIOUS_RUN=$(gh run list \
+            --workflow "${{ github.workflow }}" \
+            --branch main \
+            --json databaseId,status,conclusion,displayTitle \
+            --jq "map(select(.databaseId != ${CURRENT_RUN} and (.displayTitle | contains(\"${RUN_NAME}\")))) | .[0]")
+          
+            echo "Previous run: $PREVIOUS_RUN"
+          
+            if [ -n "$PREVIOUS_RUN" ] && [ "$PREVIOUS_RUN" != "null" ]; then
+              CONCLUSION=$(echo "$PREVIOUS_RUN" | jq -r '.conclusion')
+              echo "Previous run conclusion: $CONCLUSION"
+          
+              if [ "$CONCLUSION" = "failure" ]; then
+                echo "Previous run failed and there were no spec changes since, thus failing this run as well."
+                echo "prev_run_success=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+              else
+                echo "Previous run succeeded and there were no spec changes since, thus the current run succeeds as well."
+                echo "prev_run_success=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+              fi
+            else
+              echo "There was no previous run, thus the current run succeeds."
+              echo "prev_run_success=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            fi
           fi
 
       - name: "Generate"
@@ -235,6 +273,10 @@ jobs:
           echo "| File Download | ${{ steps.download.outcome == 'success' && '✅' || '❌' }} ${{ steps.download.outcome }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "| Spec File Changes | ${{ steps.spec_diff.outputs.spec_diff == 'true' && '🔄 Changes Detected' || '⏹️ No Changes' }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           
+          if ${{ steps.spec_diff.outputs.spec_diff == 'false' }}; then
+            echo "| Outcome Previous Run | ${{ steps.spec_diff.outputs.prev_run_success == 'true' && '✅ (Current run succeeds as a result.)' || '❌ (Current run fails as a result.)' }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          fi
+          
           if ${{ steps.spec_diff.outputs.spec_diff == 'true' }}; then
             echo "| Client Generation | ${{ steps.generate.outputs.generation_result == 'success' && '✅' || '❌' }} ${{ steps.generate.outputs.generation_result }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
             echo "| Client Compilation | ${{ steps.compile.outputs.compilation_result == 'success' && '✅' || '❌' }} ${{ steps.compile.outputs.compilation_result }}" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
@@ -249,6 +291,12 @@ jobs:
           echo "Client generation failed. Please check the Generate step logs for details."
           exit 1
 
+      - name: "Fail if no spec changes and previous run failed"
+        if: steps.spec_diff.outputs.prev_run_success == 'false'
+        run: |
+          echo "Previous run failed and there were no spec changes since, thus failing this run as well."
+          exit 1
+
       - name: "Slack Notification"
         if: failure() && github.event.inputs.create-pr == 'true'
         uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v2.1.1