diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ba847f19c..0db020be9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ check-lint: ## Run linter in CI/CD. If running locally use 'lint'
 
 check-fmt: ## Fail if not formatted
 	go get golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports
-	goimports -d $$(find . -type f -name '*.go' ! -path "./vendor/*" ! -path "./server/static/bindata_assetfs.go" ! -path "**/mocks/*")
+	if [[ $$(goimports -l $$(find . -type f -name '*.go' ! -path "./vendor/*" ! -path "./server/static/bindata_assetfs.go" ! -path "**/mocks/*")) ]]; then exit 1; fi
 
 end-to-end-deps: ## Install e2e dependencies
 	./scripts/e2e-deps.sh