diff --git a/development/circular-deps.sh b/development/circular-deps.sh
index 717562f97d40..700d673704d3 100755
--- a/development/circular-deps.sh
+++ b/development/circular-deps.sh
@@ -36,12 +36,17 @@ madge_json() {
 
 if [[ "$COMMAND" == "check" ]]; then
   # Generate current circular dependencies
-  madge_json > circular-deps.temp.json
+  madge_json > circular-deps.temp.json || true
 
-  # Compare with existing file
-  if ! diff <(cat circular-deps.json | normalize_json) circular-deps.temp.json > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo "Error: Circular dependencies have changed."
-    echo "Run '@metamaskbot update-circular-deps' to update the circular dependencies file."
+
+  # Compare files silently
+  DIFF_OUTPUT=$(diff circular-deps.json circular-deps.temp.json || true)
+
+  if [ -n "$DIFF_OUTPUT" ]; then
+    echo "Error: Codebase circular dependencies are out of sync in circular-deps.json"
+    echo "You can resolve this by either:"
+    echo "1. Add comment '@metamaskbot update-circular-deps' on this PR"
+    echo "2. Run 'yarn circular-deps:update' locally and commit the changes."
     rm circular-deps.temp.json
     exit 1
   fi
@@ -50,6 +55,7 @@ if [[ "$COMMAND" == "check" ]]; then
   echo "Circular dependencies check passed."
 else
   # Generate circular dependencies and update the file
-  madge_json > circular-deps.json
-  echo "Updated circular-deps.json with current circular dependencies."
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+  madge_json > circular-deps.json || true
+
+  echo "Wrote circular dependencies to circular-deps.json"
+fi