diff --git a/.github/workflows/vale.yml b/.github/workflows/vale.yml
index b5dc3d47d0d..6f91166d23c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vale.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vale.yml
@@ -18,48 +18,26 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install Vale
       uses: errata-ai/vale-action@v2
 
-    - name: Install jq
-      run: sudo apt-get install -y jq
-
     - name: Get changed files
       id: changed-files
       run: |
         BASE_SHA=$(git merge-base origin/${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }} ${{ github.sha }})
         CHANGED_FILES=$(git diff --name-only $BASE_SHA ${{ github.sha }} -- '*.md')
         echo "CHANGED_FILES=$CHANGED_FILES" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        echo "CHANGED_FILES=$(echo \"$CHANGED_FILES\" | jq -R -s -c 'split(\"\n\")[:-1]')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        echo "CHANGED_FILES=$(echo \"$CHANGED_FILES\" | jq -R -s -c 'split(\"\n\")[:-1]')"
-        echo "CHANGED_FILES in GITHUB_ENV: ${{ env.CHANGED_FILES }}"
-
-    - name: Print Changed Files
-      run: echo $CHANGED_FILES
+        echo "Changed files: $CHANGED_FILES"
 
     - name: Run Vale on changed files
       run: |
+        mkdir -p original_files corrected_files
         for file in ${{ env.CHANGED_FILES }}; do
           echo "Running Vale on $file"
-          vale --output=JSON $file > "vale_output_${file//\//_}.json"
-          vale --output=edit $file > "vale_output_${file//\//_}_edit.md"
-        done
-        echo "Vale outputs:"
-        ls -l
-
-    - name: Apply Vale edits and save originals
-      run: |
-        mkdir -p original_files
-        mkdir -p corrected_files
-        for file in ${{ env.CHANGED_FILES }}; do
-          echo "Copying $file to original_files/${file//\//_}.original"
+          vale --output=JSON "$file" > "vale_output_${file//\//_}.json"
+          vale --output=edit "$file" > "vale_output_${file//\//_}_edit.md"
           cp "$file" "original_files/${file//\//_}.original"
-          echo "Copying vale_output_${file//\//_}_edit.md to corrected_files/${file//\//_}"
           cp "vale_output_${file//\//_}_edit.md" "corrected_files/${file//\//_}"
         done
-        echo "Original files:"
-        ls -l original_files
-        echo "Corrected files:"
-        ls -l corrected_files
-      env:
-        REVIEWDOG_GITHUB_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REVIEWDOG_GITHUB_API_TOKEN }}
+        echo "Vale outputs:"
+        ls -l
 
     - name: Upload original files
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3