diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index 51d12db..511656c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: seed the database
         run: pipenv run invoke dbseed
       - name: format
-        run: pipenv run invoke fmt
+        run: pipenv run invoke fmtcheck
       - name: lint
         run: pipenv run invoke lint
       - name: check types
diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
index 27a75ea..c3ae647 100644
--- a/tasks.py
+++ b/tasks.py
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ def fmt(c):
     c.run("mdformat README.md")
     c.run("mdformat doc")
 
+@task
+def fmtcheck(c):
+    """Checks if the code is formatted properly."""
+    c.run("black --check .")
+
 
 @task
 def lint(c):