diff --git a/hack/gofmt_check.sh b/hack/gofmt_check.sh
index 8b51df63..dec5f47d 100755
--- a/hack/gofmt_check.sh
+++ b/hack/gofmt_check.sh
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ source hack/bazel_setup.sh
 
 $BAZEL_B @go_sdk//...
 
-GO_BIN="$(bazel info output_base)/external/go_sdk/bin/go"
+export PATH="$(bazel info output_base)/external/go_sdk/bin:$PATH"
 
-if [[ -n $($GO_BIN fmt -n $(go list ./... | grep -v /vendor/) | sed 's/ -w//') ]]; then
+if [[ -z $(go fmt -n $(go list ./... | grep -v /vendor/) | sed 's/ -w//') ]]; then
   echo "Go files must be formatted with gofmt. Please run:"
-  echo "  go fmt $(go list ./... | grep -v /vendor/)"
+  echo '  go fmt $(go list ./... | grep -v /vendor/)'
   exit 1
 fi