diff --git a/.github/workflows/samples-r.yaml b/.github/workflows/samples-r.yaml
index 630eb29a5b96..9309fd272859 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/samples-r.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/samples-r.yaml
@@ -31,19 +31,33 @@ jobs:
         run: |
             sudo echo "127.0.0.1 petstore.swagger.io" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r@v2
-        working-directory: ${{ matrix.sample }}
         with:
           use-public-rspm: true
 
-      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
+      - name: Install devtools
+        run: install.packages("devtools")
+        shell: Rscript {0}
+        working-directory: ${{ matrix.sample }}
+
+      - name: Build 
+        run: devtools::build()
+        shell: Rscript {0}
         working-directory: ${{ matrix.sample }}
+
+      - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-r-dependencies@v2
         with:
+          working-directory: ${{ matrix.sample }}
           extra-packages: any::rcmdcheck
           needs: check
 
       - uses: r-lib/actions/check-r-package@v2
-        working-directory: ${{ matrix.sample }}
         with:
+          working-directory: ${{ matrix.sample }}
           upload-snapshots: true
           build_args: 'c("--no-manual","--compact-vignettes=gs+qpdf")'
+          error-on: '"error"'
 
+      - name: Install local package
+        run: R CMD INSTALL .
+        shell: bash # Ensure correct shell for command execution
+        working-directory: ${{ matrix.sample }}
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/R/.openapi-generator-ignore b/samples/client/petstore/R/.openapi-generator-ignore
index c62bb4c1e169..89d3eafd029a 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/R/.openapi-generator-ignore
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/R/.openapi-generator-ignore
@@ -23,3 +23,6 @@
 #!docs/README.md
 #
 #
+#
+#
+#