diff --git a/.github/workflows/clang-format.yml b/.github/workflows/clang-format.yml
index 8c56fbed6..600968b3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clang-format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clang-format.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
           for fname in $(find . -type f -name '*.cpp' -o -name '*.h')
           do 
             new_fname="$(echo -e \"${fname}\" | tr ' ' '_')"
-            new_fname="$(echo -e \"${new_fname}\" | tr 'A-Z' 'a-z')"
+            new_fname="$(echo -e ${new_fname} | tr 'A-Z' 'a-z')"
             if [ $fname != $new_fname ]
             then
               echo -e "\"$fname\" --> $new_fname"