diff --git a/.github/actions/install-uds-cli/action.yaml b/.github/actions/install-uds-cli/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..85468f8fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/install-uds-cli/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+name: Install UDS CLI
+description: installs uds-cli from brew
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+  - name: Set up Homebrew
+    uses: Homebrew/actions/setup-homebrew@4b34604e75af8f8b23b454f0b5ffb7c5d8ce0056 # master
+
+  - name: Install UDS CLI
+    shell: bash
+    run: |
+      brew tap defenseunicorns/tap
+      brew install uds
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-schema.yaml b/.github/workflows/test-schema.yaml
index 9bcdb13f3..910ecab26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-schema.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-schema.yaml
@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup golang
         uses: ./.github/actions/golang
 
+      - name: Install UDS CLI
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-uds-cli
+
       - name: Docs and schemas
-        run: uds run schema:schema schema:test-schema
+        run: uds run schema:test-schema
 
       - name: Save logs
         if: always()
diff --git a/tasks/schema.yaml b/tasks/schema.yaml
index 3c14effce..b1e9ee284 100644
--- a/tasks/schema.yaml
+++ b/tasks/schema.yaml
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@ tasks:
   - name: test-schema
     description: tests if the schema has been modified
     actions:
-      - cmd: ./uds run schema
+      - task: schema
       - cmd: ./hack/test-generate-schema.sh