diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint_and_format.yml b/.github/workflows/lint_and_format.yml
index befca50e9..112687205 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint_and_format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint_and_format.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
         python -m pip install black flake8
     - name: check formatting with black
       run: |
-        python -m black --check --diff src scripts
+        python -m black --diff src scripts
     - name: lint with flake8
       run: |
         # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names