diff --git a/.github/workflows/clang-format.yml b/.github/workflows/clang-format.yml
index 1a9d5ccfc..50f2169da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clang-format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clang-format.yml
@@ -26,13 +26,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           for fname in $(find . -name '*.cpp' -o -name '*.h')
           do 
-            old_fname="$(echo -e ${fname})"
             new_fname="$(echo -e "${fname}" | tr ' ' '_')"
             new_fname="$(echo -e "${new_fname}" | tr 'A-Z' 'a-z')"
-            if [ $old_fname != $new_fname ]
+            if [ $fname != $new_fname ]
             then
-              echo '"${old_fname}" --> ${new_fname}'
-              git mv \"${old_fname}\" ${new_fname}
+              echo '"${fname}" --> ${new_fname}'
+              git mv "${fname}" ${new_fname}
             fi
           done
           git commit -am "formatting filenames $GITHUB_SHA" ||  true