diff --git a/node-src/tasks/verify.ts b/node-src/tasks/verify.ts
index 1df0299eb..5de5c4101 100644
--- a/node-src/tasks/verify.ts
+++ b/node-src/tasks/verify.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export const publishBuild = async (ctx: Context) => {
       id,
       input: {
         ...(onlyStoryFiles && { onlyStoryFiles }),
-        ...(onlyStoryNames && { onlyStoryNames: [onlyStoryNames] }),
+        ...(onlyStoryNames && { onlyStoryNames: [].concat(onlyStoryNames) }),
         ...(replacementBuildIds && { replacementBuildIds }),
         // GraphQL does not support union input types (yet), so we send an object
         // @see https://github.com/graphql/graphql-spec/issues/488
diff --git a/node-src/ui/tasks/verify.ts b/node-src/ui/tasks/verify.ts
index 95fb8a27a..6226a9e82 100644
--- a/node-src/ui/tasks/verify.ts
+++ b/node-src/ui/tasks/verify.ts
@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ export const runOnlyFiles = (ctx: Context) => ({
 export const runOnlyNames = (ctx: Context) => ({
   status: 'pending',
   title: 'Starting partial build',
-  output: ctx.options.onlyStoryNames
-    ? `Snapshots will be limited to stories matching ${ctx.options.onlyStoryNames
-        .map((v) => `'${v}'`)
-        .join(', ')}`
-    : `Snapshots will be limited to ${ctx.onlyStoryFiles?.length} story files affected by recent changes`,
+  output:
+    ctx.options.onlyStoryNames &&
+    `Snapshots will be limited to stories matching ${ctx.options.onlyStoryNames
+      .map((v) => `'${v}'`)
+      .join(', ')}`,
 });
 
 export const awaitingUpgrades = (ctx: Context, upgradeBuilds: { completedAt?: number }[]) => {