diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 8a2e81d8d4..f8ceb07fb1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run CI workflow generation checks
         run: |
           ./ci/actions-templates/gen-workflows.sh
-          git diff --quiet
+          git diff --exit-code
       - name: Prep cargo dirs
         run: |
           mkdir -p ~/.cargo/{registry,git}
diff --git a/ci/actions-templates/centos-fmt-clippy-template.yaml b/ci/actions-templates/centos-fmt-clippy-template.yaml
index 45cc83ff31..e58c7dba2a 100644
--- a/ci/actions-templates/centos-fmt-clippy-template.yaml
+++ b/ci/actions-templates/centos-fmt-clippy-template.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs: # skip-all
       - name: Run CI workflow generation checks
         run: |
           ./ci/actions-templates/gen-workflows.sh
-          git diff --quiet
+          git diff --exit-code
       - name: Prep cargo dirs
         run: |
           mkdir -p ~/.cargo/{registry,git}