diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index bdf3b60..88da9e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ steps.nvm.outputs.NVMRC }}
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run all
-      - run: git diff --quiet
+      - run: git diff --quiet dist/
   test: # make sure the action works on a clean machine without building
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/output/.keep b/output/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29