diff --git a/.github/workflows/ember-version-enforcement.yml b/.github/workflows/ember-version-enforcement.yml
index f8d8b0ab688..2e4b1bd6ba5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ember-version-enforcement.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ember-version-enforcement.yml
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ jobs:
           cd app/assets/javascripts/discourse
           yarn install
       - name: "Check ember version"
-        shell: cat {0} | node -
         working-directory: app/assets/javascripts/discourse
         run: |
-          console.log(process.cwd())
-          const version = require("ember-source/package.json").version;
-          console.log("Version is", version);
-          if(version.split(".")[0] !== 3){
-            console.log(`Ember has unexpectedly been upgraded to version ${version}. If this is intentional, remove this github workflow.`);
-            process.exit(1)
-          }
+          node -e '
+            const version = require("ember-source/package.json").version;
+            console.log("Ember version is", version);
+            if(version.split(".")[0] !== 3){
+              console.log(`Ember has unexpectedly been upgraded to version ${version}. If this is intentional, remove this github workflow.`);
+              process.exit(1);
+            }
+          '