diff --git a/.github/workflows/protectAuditorsGroup.yml b/.github/workflows/protectAuditorsGroup.yml
index 7f26d4724..a71fd8ac0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/protectAuditorsGroup.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/protectAuditorsGroup.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ jobs:
 
           # Convert string to sorted lines and remove empty lines
           echo "$SC_ADMINS_MEMBERS" | tr ' ' '\n' | sort | uniq > sc_admins_sorted.txt
+          echo "$SC_CORE_MEMBERS" | tr ' ' '\n' | sort | uniq > sc_core_sorted.txt
           echo "$AUDITORS_MEMBERS" | tr ' ' '\n' | sort | uniq > auditors_sorted.txt
 
           # Check if both files exist and are not empty
@@ -60,8 +61,7 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
 
-          echo "Checking overlap between SC_ADMINS and AUDITORS..."
-          # OVERLAP=$(echo "$SC_ADMINS_MEMBERS" | grep -Fxf - <(echo "$AUDITORS_MEMBERS")) || { echo "Overlap check failed"; exit 1; }
+          echo "Checking for git users that are members of both $SC_ADMINS and $AUDITORS team..."
           OVERLAP=$(comm -12 sc_admins_sorted.txt auditors_sorted.txt)
 
           if [ -n "$OVERLAP" ]; then
@@ -72,6 +72,17 @@ jobs:
             echo -e "\033[32mNo overlap found between $SC_ADMINS and $AUDITORS.\033[0m"
           fi
 
+          echo "Checking for git users that are members of both $SC_CORE and $AUDITORS team..."
+          OVERLAP=$(comm -12 sc_admins_sorted.txt auditors_sorted.txt)
+
+          if [ -n "$OVERLAP" ]; then
+            echo -e "\033[31mERROR: The following git users are members of both $SC_CORE and $AUDITORS groups: $overlap\033[0m"
+            echo -e "\033[31mAuditors must be external personnel and cannot be team members or admins\033[0m"
+            exit 1
+          else
+            echo -e "\033[32mNo overlap found between $SC_CORE and $AUDITORS.\033[0m"
+          fi
+
 
           # ##### Check overlap between smart-contract-core and auditors
           # overlap=$(echo "$SC_ADMINS_MEMBERS" | grep -Fxf - <(echo "$AUDITORS_MEMBERS"))