diff --git a/.github/workflows/clang-format.yml b/.github/workflows/clang-format.yml
index 50f2169da..fac11f908 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clang-format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clang-format.yml
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ jobs:
             new_fname="$(echo -e "${new_fname}" | tr 'A-Z' 'a-z')"
             if [ $fname != $new_fname ]
             then
-              echo '"${fname}" --> ${new_fname}'
-              git mv "${fname}" ${new_fname}
+              echo -e "'"$fname"' --> '"$new_fname"'"
+              git mv "$(echo -e "$fname")" $new_fname
             fi
           done
           git commit -am "formatting filenames $GITHUB_SHA" ||  true