diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index e2292bde8..1afdac6e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ jobs:
       uses: crate-ci/typos@bcafd462cb07ef7ba57e34abf458fe20767e808b # v1.19.0
 
   python-format:
-    name: python format
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    name: code formatting
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
     - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
diff --git a/scripts/check-format b/scripts/check-format
index 7993c3d82..2d2036dbf 100755
--- a/scripts/check-format
+++ b/scripts/check-format
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ if command -v black 2>&1 > /dev/null ; then
     # awk cmd copied from:
     # https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/66097/find-all-files-with-a-python-shebang
     find src t -path "src/python/fluxion/jsongraph" -prune -o \
+               -path "t/python/pycotap" -prune -o \
             -type f \( -name "*.py" -print -o \
             -exec awk ' /^#!.*python/{print FILENAME} {nextfile}' {} + \) \
         | xargs black --check --diff
@@ -12,3 +13,9 @@ else
     echo "black not found, failing"
     exit 1
 fi
+
+find resource qmanager src/ -name '*.h' -o -name '*.c' -o -name '*.cpp' -o -name '*.hpp' |
+  grep -v yggdrasil |
+  grep -v 'json.hpp' |
+  grep -v libtap |
+  xargs -P 8 -n 1 clang-format --dry-run --Werror