diff --git a/.github/scripts/build_assets/arg_getters.py b/.github/scripts/build_assets/arg_getters.py
index afff14f0..51c5d557 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/build_assets/arg_getters.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/build_assets/arg_getters.py
@@ -45,8 +45,12 @@ def get_check_svgs_on_pr_args():
     Get the commandline arguments for the check_svgs_on_pr.py.
     """
     parser = ArgumentParser(description="Check the SVGs to ensure their attributes are correct. Run whenever a PR is opened")
-    parser.add_argument("files_changed_json_path",
-                        help="The path to the files.json created by the gh-action-get-changed-files@2.1.4",
+    parser.add_argument("files_added_json_path",
+                        help="The path to the files_added.json created by the gh-action-get-changed-files@2.1.4",
+                        action=PathResolverAction)
+
+    parser.add_argument("files_modified_json_path",
+                        help="The path to the files_modified.json created by the gh-action-get-changed-files@2.1.4",
                         action=PathResolverAction)
     return parser.parse_args()
 
diff --git a/.github/scripts/build_assets/filehandler.py b/.github/scripts/build_assets/filehandler.py
index fb918019..3cfe2c75 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/build_assets/filehandler.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/build_assets/filehandler.py
@@ -207,23 +207,26 @@ def create_screenshot_folder(dir, screenshot_name: str="screenshots/"):
     finally:
         return str(screenshot_folder)
 
-def get_added_modified_svgs(files_changed_json_path: str):
+def get_added_modified_svgs(files_added_json_path: str,
+    files_modified_json_path: str):
     """
     Get the svgs added and modified from the files_changed_json_path.
-    :param: the path to the files.json created by the gh-action-get-changed-files@2.1.4
-    :return: a list of the svg file paths that were added/modified in this pr.
+    :param: files_added_json_path, the path to the files_added.json created by the gh-action-get-changed-files@2.1.4
+    :param: files_modified_json_path, the path to the files_modified.json created by the gh-action-get-changed-files@2.1.4
+    :return: a list of the svg file paths that were added/modified in this pr as Path.
     """
-    files_dict = get_json_file_content(files_changed_json_path)
-    print(files_dict)
-    svgs = []
-    for file in files_dict["added"]:
-        path = Path(file)
-        if path.suffix.lower() == ".svg":
-            svgs.append(file)
+    files_added = get_json_file_content(files_added_json_path)
+    files_modified = get_json_file_content(files_modified_json_path)
 
-    for file in files_dict["modified"]:
+    svgs = []
+    for file in files_added:
         path = Path(file)
         if path.suffix.lower() == ".svg":
-            svgs.append(file)
+            svgs.append(path)
+
+    for file in files_modified:
+        path = Path(file)
+        if path.suffix.lower() == ".svg":
+            svgs.append(path)
     
     return svgs
diff --git a/.github/scripts/build_assets/util.py b/.github/scripts/build_assets/util.py
index 49f71ef9..68ea98bd 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/build_assets/util.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/build_assets/util.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def exit_with_err(err: Exception):
     :param: err, the error/exception encountered.
     """
     traceback.print_exc()
-    sys.exit(str(err))
+    sys.exit(1)
 
 
 def check_svgs(svg_file_paths: List[Path]):
diff --git a/.github/scripts/check_svgs_monthly.py b/.github/scripts/check_svgs_monthly.py
index 10a65754..440e2fcb 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/check_svgs_monthly.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/check_svgs_monthly.py
@@ -22,6 +22,5 @@ def main():
         util.exit_with_err(e)
 
 
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/scripts/check_svgs_on_pr.py b/.github/scripts/check_svgs_on_pr.py
index 67472fd7..3516219e 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/check_svgs_on_pr.py
+++ b/.github/scripts/check_svgs_on_pr.py
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ def main():
     args = arg_getters.get_check_svgs_on_pr_args()
     try:
         # check the svgs
-        svgs = filehandler.get_added_modified_svgs(args.files_changed_json_path)
+        svgs = filehandler.get_added_modified_svgs(args.files_added_json_path,
+            args.files_modified_json_path)
         print("SVGs to check: ", *svgs, sep='\n')
+
         util.check_svgs(svgs)
         print("All SVGs found were good. Task completed.")
     except Exception as e:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_svgs_on_pr.yml b/.github/workflows/check_svgs_on_pr.yml
index 5058eeea..a1a93c61 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_svgs_on_pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_svgs_on_pr.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run the check_svg script
         shell: bash
         run: >
-          python ./.github/scripts/check_svgs_on_pr.py $HOME/files.json
+          python ./.github/scripts/check_svgs_on_pr.py $HOME/files_added.json $HOME/files_modified.json
       - name: Comment on the PR about the result - Success
         if: success()
         uses: github-actions-up-and-running/pr-comment@v1.0.1