diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 1f0a99ddd..b7a03827e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ jobs:
         ./ietf/manage.py check
         echo "Validating migrations..."
         if ! (ietf/manage.py makemigrations 2>&1 | grep -q "^No changes detected$") ; then
-            echo -e "\nModel changes without migrations found." ; exit 1
+          echo "Model changes without migrations found."
+          exit 1
         fi
         echo "Running tests..."
         ./ietf/manage.py test --settings=settings_sqlitetest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-run-tests.yml
index 6037e2413..dc5955d88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-run-tests.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ jobs:
         ./ietf/manage.py check
         echo "Validating migrations..."
         if ! (ietf/manage.py makemigrations 2>&1 | grep -q "^No changes detected$") ; then
-            echo -e "\nModel changes without migrations found." ; exit 1
+          echo "Model changes without migrations found."
+          exit 1
         fi
         echo "Running tests..."
         ./ietf/manage.py test --settings=settings_sqlitetest