diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cdfcb1b387..e2911d1ffe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "test:nx": "yarn linknpm fast && ./scripts/test_nx.sh",
     "test":
       "yarn linknpm && ./scripts/test_nx.sh && ./scripts/test_schematics.sh",
-    "checkformat": "echo 1",
+    "checkformat": "yarn format --check-only",
     "publish_npm": "./scripts/publish.sh",
     "precommit": "yarn checkformat"
   },