diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 98d0061..258204b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -60,9 +60,10 @@ jobs:
 
           protolock status --plugins=plugin-sample-error,plugin-sample | grep "some error"
 
-          go run ./cmd/... status \
+          protolock status \
             --plugins=plugin-sample,plugin-sample-error,plugin-samples/plugin-sample-wasm/status.wasm \
-            | grep "Extism plugin ran"
+            > out.txt
+          cat out.txt | grep "Extism plugin ran"
       - name: check output using multiple plugins with errors
         run: |
           set +o pipefail