diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/test.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/test.yaml
index af44467..9571372 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Test format
         run: |
-          echo "${{ secrets.TEST_SECRET }}" > ./.test_file
+          echo "${{ secrets.TEST_SECRET }}" | base64 -d > test_file
           md5sum ./.test_file
           cat ./.test_file
           base64 ./.test_file