diff --git a/.github/workflows/generateCheck.sh b/.github/workflows/generateCheck.sh
index a8f1a38..75e2c76 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/generateCheck.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/generateCheck.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ if [ -z "${files}" ]; then
   echo "All files are formatted correctly" >>$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
   exit 0
 else
-  files=$(echo "$files" | sed -e '1,4d')
   echo "## Formatting Check Failed 😅" >>$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
   echo "Please run prettier using \`npx prettier . --write\` in order to format your code" >>$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
   echo "### Files with bad formatting:" >>$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prettierCheck.yml b/.github/workflows/prettierCheck.yml
index 8dbff40..6c19f56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prettierCheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prettierCheck.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         id: prettier
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
-          echo "files=howdy" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo files=$(npx prettier . -l | sed -e '1,4d' ) >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
       - name: generate errors/summary
         run: .github/workflows/generateCheck.sh
         env: