diff --git a/.github/workflows/translations.yml b/.github/workflows/translations.yml
index 610381d3..85be72be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/translations.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/translations.yml
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ jobs:
           pip3 install alt-profanity-check
           chmod +x ./scripts/checkProfanity.py
           chmod +x ./scripts/generateFilelist.sh
-          array=(${{needs.string-change-verification.outputs.files}})
-          if [ "${array[@]}" -ne 1 ]; then
-            echo "Only pass the amount of commits and one translation file! You passed: ${array[@]}"
+          SIZE=$(awk '{print NF}' <<< "${{needs.string-change-verification.outputs.files}}")
+          if [ "$SIZE" -ne 1 ]; then
+            echo "Only pass the amount of commits and one translation file! You passed: $SIZE"
           fi
           TRANSLATIONS=$(./scripts/generateFilelist.sh ${{ github.event.pull_request.commits }} ${{needs.string-change-verification.outputs.files}})
           echo "TRANSLATIONS=$TRANSLATIONS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT