diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit-autoupdate.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit-autoupdate.yml
index 2ecb0032c..4beaa578f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit-autoupdate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit-autoupdate.yml
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Install pre-commit
       run: pip install pre-commit
+
     - name: Run pre-commit autoupdate
+      working-directory: "{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}"
       run: pre-commit autoupdate
-      working-directory: {{cookiecutter.project_slug}}
 
     - name: Create Pull Request
       uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v2