diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index fe881970bb5..cde8013e80e 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@ commands:
             # pipeline.git.base_revision is not always defined, so only proceed if all external vars are defined
             if test -n "<< pipeline.git.base_revision >>" && test -n "<< pipeline.git.revision >>" && test -n "$(git diff --name-only << pipeline.git.base_revision >>...<< pipeline.git.revision >>)"
             then
+                git diff --name-only << pipeline.git.base_revision >>...<< pipeline.git.revision >> 
                 if git diff --name-only << pipeline.git.base_revision >>...<< pipeline.git.revision >> | egrep -qv '\.(md|rst)$'
                 then
                     echo "Non-docs were modified in this PR, proceeding normally"
                 else
                     echo "Only docs were modified in this PR, quitting this job"
-                    circleci step halt
+                    # disable skipping for now, as circleCI's base_revision is inconsistent leading to invalid ranges
+                    # circleci step halt
                 fi
             else
                 echo "Can't perform skipping check w/o base_revision defined, continuing the job"