diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend.yml b/.github/workflows/backend.yml
index 009623f75..e4da8ba34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend.yml
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check code formatting
         run: |
           go install mvdan.cc/gofumpt@latest
-          unformatted_files=$(gofumpt -l ./backend/ | grep ".go$")
+          unformatted_files=$(gofumpt -l ./backend/ 2>/dev/null | grep ".go$")
           if [ -n "$unformatted_files" ]; then
             echo "Files not formatted:"
             echo "$unformatted_files"
-            exit 1  # Exit with a non-zero status code to indicate failure
+            exit 1
           fi
 
   lint: