diff --git a/.github/workflows/formatting.yml b/.github/workflows/formatting.yml
index 58ad6fdb..a96d2127 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/formatting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/formatting.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,5 @@ jobs:
       run: sudo apt-get install -y indent
     - name: formatting
       run: |
-        make format 
-        ! git status -s | grep "^ M "
+        make test-format