diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4235eeb1..99dd6cc2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -162,14 +162,15 @@ jobs:
               exit $REBENCH_EXIT
             fi
           
-            ls -lah .
-            ls -lah ..
-          
             if [ ! -f test.data ]; then
               echo "test.data not found"
               exit 1
             fi
-            if [ "$(wc -l < test.data)" -ne "19" ]; then
+          
+            cat test.data
+            wc -l test.data
+          
+            if [ "$(wc -l test.data)" -ne "19" ]; then
               echo "test.data has wrong number of lines"
               exit 1
             fi