diff --git a/.github/workflows/checkin.yml b/.github/workflows/checkin.yml
index cf4f0d6..45679df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checkin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checkin.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ jobs:
       # Ensure no changes, but ignore node_modules dir since dev/fresh ci deps installed.
       run: |
         git diff --exit-code --stat -- . ':!node_modules' \
-        || (echo "##[error] found changed files after build. please 'npm run build && npm run format'" \
+        || (echo "##[error] found changed files after build. please 'npm install && npm run build'" \
                  "and check in all changes" \
             && exit 1)