diff --git a/scripts/check-docs-quality.js b/scripts/check-docs-quality.js
index cd41fa25c2..f29463939b 100755
--- a/scripts/check-docs-quality.js
+++ b/scripts/check-docs-quality.js
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ const inheritStdIo = {
 
 const LINT_SKIPPED_MESSAGE =
   'Skipping documentation quality check (vale not found). Install vale linter (https://docs.errata.ai/vale/install) to enable.\n';
-const ERROR_MESSAGE = `Language linter (vale) generated errors. Please check the errors and review any markdown files that you changed.
+const LINT_ERROR_MESSAGE = `Language linter (vale) generated errors. Please check the errors and review any markdown files that you changed.
   Possibly update .github/styles/vocab.txt to add new valid words.\n`;
+const VALE_NOT_FOUND_MESSAGE = `Language linter (vale) was not found. Please install vale linter (https://docs.errata.ai/vale/install).\n`;
 
 // Note: Make sure the script is run as `node check-docs-quality.js [FILES]` instead of `./check-docs-quality.js [FILES]`
 // If the script receives arguments (file paths), the script is run exclusively on them. (e.g. when run via pre-commit hook)
@@ -47,27 +48,29 @@ const getFilesToLint = () => {
 };
 
 // Proceed with the script only if Vale linter is installed. Limit the friction and surprises caused by the script.
+// On CI, we want to ensure vale linter is run.
 commandExists('vale')
   .catch(() => {
+    if (process.env.CI) {
+      console.log(VALE_NOT_FOUND_MESSAGE);
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
     console.log(LINT_SKIPPED_MESSAGE);
-    // process.exit(0);
-    process.exit(1);
+    process.exit(0);
   })
   .then(() => {
     const filesToLint = getFilesToLint();
-    console.log('files to lint');
-    console.log(filesToLint);
 
-    // xargs is not supported by shx.
     if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+      // Windows
       try {
         const output = spawnSync('vale', filesToLint, inheritStdIo);
 
-        // if the command does not succeed
+        // If the command does not succeed
         if (output.status !== 0) {
-          // if it contains system level error. [in this case vale does not exist]
+          // If it contains system level error. In this case vale does not exist.
           if (output.error) {
-            console.log(ERROR_MESSAGE);
+            console.log(LINT_ERROR_MESSAGE);
           }
           process.exit(1);
         }
@@ -76,9 +79,10 @@ commandExists('vale')
         process.exit(1);
       }
     } else {
+      // Unix
       const output = spawnSync('vale', filesToLint, inheritStdIo);
       if (output.status !== 0) {
-        console.log(ERROR_MESSAGE);
+        console.log(LINT_ERROR_MESSAGE);
         process.exit(1);
       }
     }