diff --git a/.github/workflows/format-check.yml b/.github/workflows/format-check.yml
index c176eb3b2..4589c6bef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/format-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/format-check.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         curl -L https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/releases/download/llvmorg-12.0.1/clang+llvm-12.0.1-x86_64-linux-gnu-ubuntu-16.04.tar.xz --output clang.tar.xz
         tar -xf clang.tar.xz
-        mv clang+llvm-12.0.1-x86_64-linux-gnu-ubuntu- clang  
+        mv clang+llvm-12.0.1-x86_64-linux-gnu-ubuntu- clang
+        rm /usr/bin/clang-format
+        ln -s /clang/bin/clang-format /usr/bin/clang-format
 
     - name: Install dotnet
       uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v1
@@ -49,8 +51,7 @@ jobs:
         java-version: "16"          
                 
     - name: Format   
-      run: | 
-        export PATH=`pwd`/clang/bin/:$PATH
+      run: |         
         export PATH="$PATH:/root/.dotnet/tools"      
         ./formatters/format.sh