diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-nock-files.yml b/.github/workflows/update-nock-files.yml
index 60f8acb28..5f3426e08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-nock-files.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-nock-files.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check if anything has changed
         id: contains-changes
-        run: echo "result=$(git --no-pager diff --quiet -- tests/nocks.db || echo "yes")" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        run: |
+          sqlite3 tests/nocks.db .dump > /tmp/before.sql
+          cp tests/nocks.db tests/nocks.db.new
+          git checkout HEAD -- tests/nocks.db
+          sqlite3 tests/nocks.db .dump > /tmp/after.sql
+          echo "result=$(git --no-pager diff --quiet --no-index /tmp/before.sql /tmp/after.sql || echo "yes")" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          mv tests/nocks.db.new tests/nocks.db
         shell: bash
 
       - name: Commit changes