Sparse-checkout not working as expected in different workflows

[GeorgeVictor8]

added sparse-checkout to my workflow and its setting up as i want it but its not behaving as expected for some reason, i have added the same exact code to my other workflows and it works as intended.

is this a bug or am i doing something wrong with my syntax? knowing that i have written that same syntax somewhere else in my project and it works perfectly, and is really good.

then when it comes to another job where it should be installing dependencies for my PR, it access all the apps/* and doesn't exclude and does the behaviour that am expecting which is installing the dependencies for only one app for example
if i checkout all apps ** !apps/**
i expect from the 2nd and 3rd Screenshot to get only app/current app of my pr and install the dependencies for this app
what happens with me is that i receive all apps like this command ** !apps ** doesn't work