diff --git a/.github/workflows/format.yml b/.github/workflows/format.yml
index 81da72046c84..df080cfe8ce7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/format.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Get changed files
       id: file_changes
       uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+      with:
+        use_rest_api: true
 
     - name: Run qmk formatters
       shell: 'bash {0}'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 67823103f1bb..a008ebb829f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Get changed files
       id: file_changes
       uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v42
+      with:
+        use_rest_api: true
 
     - name: Print info
       run: |
@@ -62,10 +64,12 @@ jobs:
 
         qmk format-text ${{ steps.file_changes.outputs.all_changed_files}} || true
         for file in ${{ steps.file_changes.outputs.all_changed_files}}; do
-          if ! git diff --quiet $file; then
-            echo "File '${file}' Requires Formatting"
-            echo "::error file=${file}::Requires Formatting"
-            exit_code=$(($exit_code + 1))
+          if [[ -f $file ]]; then
+            if ! git diff --quiet $file; then
+              echo "File '${file}' Requires Formatting"
+              echo "::error file=${file}::Requires Formatting"
+              exit_code=$(($exit_code + 1))
+            fi
           fi
         done