diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index 28a5f7ad3..3da2947f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ jobs:
         id: check_tagged
         run: |
           set -x
-          printf '%s' '
-          #!/usr/bin/env python3
+          printf '%s' '#!/usr/bin/env python3
           # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
           import json