diff --git a/.github/workflows/create_rc_pr.yml b/.github/workflows/create_rc_pr.yml
index 0e5de270d2f41..0c14c56a0c900 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create_rc_pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create_rc_pr.yml
@@ -9,63 +9,77 @@ on:
 
 env:
   GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-  SLACK_API_TOKEN : ${{ secrets.SLACK_DATADOG_AGENT_BOT_TOKEN }}
   AGENT6_RELEASE_BRANCH: '6.53.x'
   # IS_AGENT6_RELEASE: ${{ github.event.schedule == '0 9 * * 1' }}
   IS_AGENT6_RELEASE: 'true'
 permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
+    agent6_check:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        outputs:
+          a6_error: ${{ steps.a6_error.outputs.value }}
+        steps:
+          - name: Check if agent 6 rc PR already exists
+            id: a6_error
+            if: ${{ env.IS_AGENT6_RELEASE == 'true' }}
+            run: |
+              prs=$(gh pr list \
+                  --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" \
+                  --base "$AGENT6_RELEASE_BRANCH" \
+                  --json url,title \
+                  --search "Update release.json and Go modules for in:title")
+              echo $prs
+              if [ "$(echo "$prs" | jq 'length')" -gt 0 ]; then
+                  pr_url=$(echo "$prs" | jq -r '.[0].url')
+                  echo "value=Error: An agent 6 release candidate PR already exists, please merge and build it before creating a new one $pr_url" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+              fi
+
+          - name: Send Agent 6 error to slack
+            uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v2.0.0
+            if: ${{ env.IS_AGENT6_RELEASE == 'true' && steps.a6_error.outputs.value }}
+            with:
+              webhook: ${{ secrets.SLACK_DATADOG_AGENT_CI_WEBHOOK }}
+              webhook-type: webhook-trigger
+              payload: |
+                channel_id: "C085P12CTFX"
+                message: "${{ steps.a6_error.outputs.value }}"
+
+          - name: Fail and exit workflow
+            if: ${{ env.IS_AGENT6_RELEASE == 'true' && steps.a6_error.outputs.value }}
+            run: |
+              echo ${{ steps.a6_error.outputs.value }}
+              exit 1
+
     find_release_branches:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        needs: agent6_check
         outputs:
           branches: ${{ steps.branches.outputs.value }}
-          a6_error: ${{ steps.a6_error.outputs.value }}
           warning: ${{ steps.warning.outputs.value }}
         steps:
-            - name: Check if agent 6 rc PR already exists
-              id: a6_error
-              if: ${{ env.IS_AGENT6_RELEASE == 'true' }}
-              run: |
-                prs=$(gh pr list \
-                    --repo "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" \
-                    --base "$AGENT6_RELEASE_BRANCH" \
-                    --json url,title \
-                    --search "Update release.json and Go modules for in:title")
-                echo $prs
-                if [ "$(echo "$prs" | jq 'length')" -gt 0 ]; then
-                    pr_url=$(echo "$prs" | jq -r '.[0].url')
-                    echo "value=Error: An agent 6 release candidate PR already exists. Please merge and build it before creating a new one: $pr_url" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-                fi
             - name: Checkout repository
-              if: ${{ env.IS_AGENT6_RELEASE == 'false' || steps.a6_error.outputs.value }}
+              if: ${{ env.IS_AGENT6_RELEASE == 'false' }}
               uses: actions/checkout@0ad4b8fadaa221de15dcec353f45205ec38ea70b # v4.1.4
               with:
                 sparse-checkout: 'tasks'
                 persist-credentials: false
 
             - name: Install python
-              if: ${{ env.IS_AGENT6_RELEASE == 'false' || steps.a6_error.outputs.value }}
+              if: ${{ env.IS_AGENT6_RELEASE == 'false' }}
               uses: actions/setup-python@0b93645e9fea7318ecaed2b359559ac225c90a2b # v5.3.0
               with:
                 python-version: 3.11
                 cache: "pip"
 
             - name: Install Python dependencies
-              if: ${{ env.IS_AGENT6_RELEASE == 'false' || steps.a6_error.outputs.value }}
+              if: ${{ env.IS_AGENT6_RELEASE == 'false' }}
               run: |
                 python -m pip install --upgrade pip
                 pip install -r requirements.txt
                 pip install -r tasks/libs/requirements-github.txt
                 pip install -r tasks/requirements_release_tasks.txt
 
-            - name: Send Agent 6 error to slack
-              run: |
-                if [ -n "${{ steps.a6_error.outputs.value }}" ]; then
-                  inv notify.send-slack-msg '#test-send-msg' "${{ steps.a6_error.outputs.value }}"
-                  exit 1
-                fi
-
             - name: Determine the release active branches
               id: branches
               run: |