diff --git a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
index c7eac98..f50c486 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Get list of changed Files
-        id: changes
+        id: changed
         uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
         with:
           files: |
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ jobs:
             **.cc
 
       - name: Check for formatting errors
+        if: steps.changed.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
         run: |
-          for file in ${{ steps.changes.outputs.all_changed_files }}; do
-            clang-format --dry-run -Werror $file
-          done
+          clang-format -n -Werror ${{ steps.changed.outputs.all_changed_files }}