diff --git a/demos/base-path/netlify.toml b/demos/base-path/netlify.toml
index 20fa9eb296..7ca6315cf2 100644
--- a/demos/base-path/netlify.toml
+++ b/demos/base-path/netlify.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [build]
 command = "next build"
 publish = ".next"
-ignore = "git diff --quiet $CACHED_COMMIT_REF $COMMIT_REF ../../"
+ignore = "if [ $CACHED_COMMIT_REF == $COMMIT_REF ]; then (exit 1); else git diff --quiet $CACHED_COMMIT_REF $COMMIT_REF . ../../plugin; fi;"
 
 [build.environment]
 # cache Cypress binary in local "node_modules" folder
diff --git a/demos/default/netlify.toml b/demos/default/netlify.toml
index e85f79dcbb..4601d249b0 100644
--- a/demos/default/netlify.toml
+++ b/demos/default/netlify.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [build]
 command = "next build"
 publish = ".next"
-ignore = "git diff --quiet $CACHED_COMMIT_REF $COMMIT_REF ../.."
+ignore = "if [ $CACHED_COMMIT_REF == $COMMIT_REF ]; then (exit 1); else git diff --quiet $CACHED_COMMIT_REF $COMMIT_REF . ../../plugin; fi;"
 
 [build.environment]
 # cache Cypress binary in local "node_modules" folder
diff --git a/demos/middleware/netlify.toml b/demos/middleware/netlify.toml
index 8140d0c2e4..dc100705ea 100644
--- a/demos/middleware/netlify.toml
+++ b/demos/middleware/netlify.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [build]
 command = "npm run build"
 publish = ".next"
+ignore = "if [ $CACHED_COMMIT_REF == $COMMIT_REF ]; then (exit 1); else git diff --quiet $CACHED_COMMIT_REF $COMMIT_REF . ../../plugin; fi;"
 
 [build.environment]
 NEXT_USE_NETLIFY_EDGE = "true"
diff --git a/demos/next-auth/netlify.toml b/demos/next-auth/netlify.toml
index 3878fcc1eb..bf94c6194d 100644
--- a/demos/next-auth/netlify.toml
+++ b/demos/next-auth/netlify.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [build]
 command = "next build"
 publish = ".next"
-ignore = "git diff --quiet $CACHED_COMMIT_REF $COMMIT_REF . ../../plugin"
+ignore = "if [ $CACHED_COMMIT_REF == $COMMIT_REF ]; then (exit 1); else git diff --quiet $CACHED_COMMIT_REF $COMMIT_REF . ../../plugin; fi;"
 
 [build.environment]
 TERM = "xterm"
diff --git a/demos/next-export/netlify.toml b/demos/next-export/netlify.toml
index bc4ebaa0f9..7f32cb809b 100644
--- a/demos/next-export/netlify.toml
+++ b/demos/next-export/netlify.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [build]
 command = "next build && next export"
 publish = "out"
-ignore = "git diff --quiet $CACHED_COMMIT_REF $COMMIT_REF ../../"
+ignore = "if [ $CACHED_COMMIT_REF == $COMMIT_REF ]; then (exit 1); else git diff --quiet $CACHED_COMMIT_REF $COMMIT_REF . ../../plugin; fi;"
 
 [build.environment]
 NETLIFY_NEXT_PLUGIN_SKIP = "true"
diff --git a/demos/next-i18next/netlify.toml b/demos/next-i18next/netlify.toml
index 870b965b86..a75ca81b8d 100644
--- a/demos/next-i18next/netlify.toml
+++ b/demos/next-i18next/netlify.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [build]
 command = "next build"
 publish = ".next"
-ignore = "git diff --quiet $CACHED_COMMIT_REF $COMMIT_REF . ../../plugin"
+ignore = "if [ $CACHED_COMMIT_REF == $COMMIT_REF ]; then (exit 1); else git diff --quiet $CACHED_COMMIT_REF $COMMIT_REF . ../../plugin; fi;"
 
 [build.environment]
 TERM = "xterm"
diff --git a/demos/nx-next-monorepo-demo/netlify.toml b/demos/nx-next-monorepo-demo/netlify.toml
index 04b61ce83d..7396fe00b8 100644
--- a/demos/nx-next-monorepo-demo/netlify.toml
+++ b/demos/nx-next-monorepo-demo/netlify.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [build]
 command = "npm run build"
 publish = "dist/apps/demo-monorepo/.next"
-ignore = "git diff --quiet $CACHED_COMMIT_REF $COMMIT_REF ../../"
+ignore = "if [ $CACHED_COMMIT_REF == $COMMIT_REF ]; then (exit 1); else git diff --quiet $CACHED_COMMIT_REF $COMMIT_REF . ../../plugin; fi;"
 
 [dev]
 command = "npm run start"
diff --git a/demos/server-components/netlify.toml b/demos/server-components/netlify.toml
index 70c0e0e788..dc100705ea 100644
--- a/demos/server-components/netlify.toml
+++ b/demos/server-components/netlify.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [build]
 command = "npm run build"
 publish = ".next"
-ignore = "git diff --quiet $CACHED_COMMIT_REF $COMMIT_REF ../.."
+ignore = "if [ $CACHED_COMMIT_REF == $COMMIT_REF ]; then (exit 1); else git diff --quiet $CACHED_COMMIT_REF $COMMIT_REF . ../../plugin; fi;"
 
 [build.environment]
 NEXT_USE_NETLIFY_EDGE = "true"
diff --git a/demos/static-root/netlify.toml b/demos/static-root/netlify.toml
index 47f2a4b667..3b6bb5e115 100644
--- a/demos/static-root/netlify.toml
+++ b/demos/static-root/netlify.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [build]
 command = "next build"
 publish = ".next"
-ignore = "git diff --quiet $CACHED_COMMIT_REF $COMMIT_REF ../../"
+ignore = "if [ $CACHED_COMMIT_REF == $COMMIT_REF ]; then (exit 1); else git diff --quiet $CACHED_COMMIT_REF $COMMIT_REF . ../../plugin; fi;"
 
 [build.environment]
 # cache Cypress binary in local "node_modules" folder