diff --git a/.github/workflows/clang-format.yml b/.github/workflows/clang-format.yml
index 0c5e1d82f..2e1bc9fe0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clang-format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clang-format.yml
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           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 ${fname} | tr ' ' '_'`
+            new_fname=`echo ${new_fname} | tr 'A-Z' 'a-z'`
             if [ ${fname} != ${new_fname} ]
             then
-              echo -e "${fname} --> ${new_fname}"
+              echo "${fname} --> ${new_fname}"
               git mv "${fname}" ${new_fname}
             fi
           done