diff --git a/eng/common/scripts/Delete-RemoteBranches.ps1 b/eng/common/scripts/Delete-RemoteBranches.ps1
index f9e73e75405d..4ee3f1b05dcd 100644
--- a/eng/common/scripts/Delete-RemoteBranches.ps1
+++ b/eng/common/scripts/Delete-RemoteBranches.ps1
@@ -61,8 +61,13 @@ foreach ($res in $responses)
     }
     try {
       $commitDate = Get-GithubReferenceCommitDate -commitUrl $res.object.url -AuthToken $AuthToken
-      if (!$commitDate -or ($commitDate -gt $LastCommitOlderThan)) {
-        LogDebug "No last commit date or the branch $branch last commit date [ $commitDate ] is newer than the date $LastCommitOlderThan. Skipping."
+      if (!$commitDate) 
+      {
+        LogDebug "No last commit date found. Skipping."
+        continue
+      }
+      if ($commitDate -gt $LastCommitOlderThan) {
+        LogDebug "The branch $branch last commit date [ $commitDate ] is newer than the date $LastCommitOlderThan. Skipping."
         continue
       }