diff --git a/packages/project-management-automation/lib/if-not-fork.js b/packages/project-management-automation/lib/if-not-fork.js
index a4fc4ba611b4b7..b64228c9fde4f9 100644
--- a/packages/project-management-automation/lib/if-not-fork.js
+++ b/packages/project-management-automation/lib/if-not-fork.js
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+const debug = require( './debug' );
+
 /**
  * Higher-order function which executes and returns the result of the given
  * handler only if the enhanced function is called with a payload indicating a
@@ -8,14 +13,17 @@
  * @return {Function} Enhanced task.
  */
 function ifNotFork( handler ) {
-	return ( payload, ...args ) => {
+	const newHandler = ( payload, ...args ) => {
 		if (
 			payload.pull_request.head.repo.full_name ===
 			payload.pull_request.base.repo.full_name
 		) {
 			return handler( payload, ...args );
 		}
+		debug( `main: Skipping ${ handler.name } because we are in a fork.` );
 	};
+	Object.defineProperty( newHandler, 'name', { value: handler.name } );
+	return newHandler;
 }
 
 module.exports = ifNotFork;