diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c57a9c1df..37d6fa364 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -495,31 +495,37 @@ jobs:
           find shared/libebm \( -iname "*.cpp" -o -iname "*.h" -o -iname "*.hpp" \) | xargs clang-format-16 -i -style=file
           git diff --exit-code
 
-  format_black:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Check python matches black format
-        continue-on-error: true
-        run: |
-          cd python/interpret-core
-          python -m pip install --upgrade black
-          black --check .
-      - name: Mark step with a warning
-        if: steps.black_check.outputs.exitcode != '0' 
-        uses: actions/github-script@v6
-        with:
-          script: |
-            github.rest.checks.create({
-              owner: context.repo.owner,
-              repo: context.repo.repo,
-              name: 'Warning: Step might have failed',
-              head_sha: context.sha,
-              status: 'completed',
-              conclusion: 'neutral',
-              output: {
-                title: 'Warning',
-                summary: 'The previous step failed but the workflow continued.'
-              }
+  format_black:  
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest  
+    steps:  
+      - name: Check out repo  
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4  
+      - name: Check python matches black format  
+        id: black_check  
+        continue-on-error: true  
+        run: |  
+          cd python/interpret-core  
+          python -m pip install --upgrade black  
+          black --check .  
+        shell: bash  
+      - name: Capture exit code  
+        id: capture_exit_code  
+        run: echo "::set-output name=exitcode::${{ steps.black_check.outcome == 'failure' }}"  
+      - name: Mark step with a warning  
+        if: steps.capture_exit_code.outputs.exitcode == 'true'  
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6  
+        with:  
+          script: |  
+            github.rest.checks.create({  
+              owner: context.repo.owner,  
+              repo: context.repo.repo,  
+              name: 'Warning: Step might have failed',  
+              head_sha: context.sha,  
+              status: 'completed',  
+              conclusion: 'neutral',  
+              output: {  
+                title: 'Warning',  
+                summary: 'The previous step failed but the workflow continued.'  
+              }  
             })
+