diff --git a/eng/pipelines/eng-common-sync.yml b/eng/pipelines/eng-common-sync.yml
index 18e7fe4c7886..870b3411d197 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/eng-common-sync.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/eng-common-sync.yml
@@ -31,19 +31,6 @@ stages:
 
         steps:
         - ${{ if eq(variables['Build.Reason'], 'PullRequest') }}:
-          - task: PowerShell@2
-            displayName: 'Get alias of the Tools PR Creator'
-            inputs:
-              targetType: filePath
-              filePath: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/eng/common/scripts/get-pr-creator.ps1
-              arguments: >
-                -RepoOwner "Azure"
-                -RepoName "azure-sdk-tools"
-                -PullRequestNumber "$(System.PullRequest.PullRequestNumber)"
-                -VsoPRCreatorVariable "System.PullRequest.Creator"
-                -AuthToken "$(azuresdk-github-pat)"
-              pwsh: true
-
           - pwsh: |
               Set-PsDebug -Trace 1
               $patchDir = "$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/patchfiles"
@@ -51,6 +38,7 @@ stages:
               if ($patchfiles -and ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0)) {
                 echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=PatchFilesLocation]$patchDir"
                 echo "Setting PatchFilesLocation"
+                ls $patchDir
               }
               else {
                 Write-Host "Failed to Create PatchFiles from Pull Request [https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-tools/pull/$(System.PullRequest.PullRequestNumber)]"
diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/sync-directory.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/sync-directory.yml
index c03725af368e..9345ecd792d6 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/sync-directory.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/steps/sync-directory.yml
@@ -24,19 +24,22 @@ steps:
           pushd ${{ repo }}
           $results = @()
           echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=HasChanges]$false"
-          foreach ($file in (Get-ChildItem $(PatchFilesLocation)))
+          $shaBeforePatches = git rev-parse --short HEAD
+          Write-Host $shaBeforePatches
+          foreach ($file in (Get-ChildItem $(PatchFilesLocation)*.patch))
           {
-            $results += git -c user.name="azure-sdk" -c user.email="azuresdk@microsoft.com" am $file.FullName
-          }
-          if (($results.Count -eq (Get-ChildItem $(PatchFilesLocation))) -and ($LASTEXITCODE -eq 0))
-          {
-            echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=HasChanges]$true"
-          }
-          else
-          {
-            Write-Output "Failed to properly apply patch files to [https://github.com/azure/${{ repo }}]"
-            echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=HasChanges]$false"
+             Write-Host $file.FullName
+             git -c user.name="azure-sdk" -c user.email="azuresdk@microsoft.com" am -3 $file.FullName
+             if ($lastExitCode -ne 0) { 
+               git am --show-current-patch=diff
+               Write-Error "##vso[task.LogIssue type=warning;]Failed to properly apply patch files to [https://github.com/azure/${{ repo }}]"
+               exit 1
+             }
           }
+          $shaAfterPatches = git rev-parse --short HEAD
+          Write-Host $shaAfterPatches
+          $hasChanges = $shaBeforePatches -ne $shaAfterPatches
+          echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=HasChanges]$hasChanges"
         }
         else
         {