diff --git a/.github/actions/simeng_benchmarks/action.yml b/.github/actions/simeng_benchmarks/action.yml
index a89d2f037b..8ac145dcdc 100644
--- a/.github/actions/simeng_benchmarks/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/simeng_benchmarks/action.yml
@@ -21,10 +21,8 @@ runs:
         cd ${{ inputs.RUN_DIR }}
         simeng $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/configs/a64fx.yaml ${{ inputs.BIN_PATH }} 2>&1 | tee $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/simeng.tmp
         cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
-        echo "just CDed to $GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
-        pwd
-        ls
-        if grep ${{ inputs.PASS_STRING }} --file=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/simeng.tmp; then
+        grep ${{ inputs.PASS_STRING }} simeng.tmp | $STRING_FOUND
+        if $STRING_FOUND; then
           echo "Passed"
         else
           echo "Failed"