diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 5a7042b..2ee7501 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -26,18 +26,23 @@ jobs:
   format-check:
     name: Format Check
     runs-on: [self-hosted, nix-builder]
+    timeout-minutes: 5
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Check formatting
+        timeout-minutes: 3
         run: |
-          nix fmt **/*.nix
-          if ! git diff --quiet; then
+          set -euo pipefail
+          echo "Checking code formatting..."
+          output=$(nix fmt **/*.nix 2>&1)
+          if [ -n "$output" ]; then
             echo "::error::Code is not formatted. Please run 'nix fmt **/*.nix' locally."
-            git diff
+            echo "$output"
             exit 1
           fi
+          echo "All files are properly formatted"
 
   eval-configs:
     name: Evaluate Key Configurations