diff --git a/.github/workflows/formatting.yml b/.github/workflows/formatting.yml
index eabf9d012..057e0728f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/formatting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/formatting.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,5 @@ jobs:
       id: check-formatting
       uses: FreeRTOS/CI-CD-Github-Actions/formatting-bot@main
       with:
-        exclude-dirs: |
-          portable
-          examples/template_configuration
+        exclude-dirs: portable, examples/template_configuration
+