diff --git a/.github/workflows/coding_style.yml b/.github/workflows/coding_style.yml
index e990a32a..06dbdc6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coding_style.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coding_style.yml
@@ -18,3 +18,17 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check coding style using clang-format
         run: ./scripts/do_code_format.sh
+
+      - name: Verify nothing changes on re-generate code
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name "ciuser" && \
+          git clone https://github.com/open-quantum-safe/liboqs.git && \
+          git config --global user.email "ci@openquantumsafe.org" && \
+          git config --global --add safe.directory `pwd` && \
+          export LIBOQS_SRC_DIR=`pwd`/liboqs && \
+          ! pip3 install -r oqs-template/requirements.txt 2>&1 | grep ERROR && \
+          python3 oqs-template/generate.py && \
+          ./scripts/do_code_format.sh --no-dry-run && \
+          git diff && \
+          ! git status | grep modified
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 5d336ddc..6031d44e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
         run: cd _build/lib && ln -s oqsprovider.so oqsprovider2.so
       - name: Test
         run: ./scripts/runtests.sh -V
-      - name: Verify nothing changes on re-generate code
+      - name: Re-generate code
         run: |
           apt-get update && apt-get install -y clang-format && \
           git config --global user.name "ciuser" && \
@@ -72,10 +72,7 @@ jobs:
           git config --global --add safe.directory `pwd` && \
           export LIBOQS_SRC_DIR=`pwd`/liboqs && \
           ! pip3 install -r oqs-template/requirements.txt 2>&1 | grep ERROR && \
-          python3 oqs-template/generate.py && \
-          ./scripts/do_code_format.sh --no-dry-run && \
-          git diff && \
-          ! git status | grep modified
+          python3 oqs-template/generate.py
       - name: Build .deb install package
         run: cpack -C DebPack
         working-directory: _build