diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d9abb9f9ff6a5bada6ab6b69c16586eb2c1464fd..e08280927a7a4b9a3b67f28b063fd38135f84917 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ black:
   stage: compliance
   script:
     - pip install black
-    - black --check .
+    - black --check saqc
 
 # check if imports are sorted
 isort: