diff --git a/.github/workflows/flake-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/flake-checks.yml
index 0599a7a7..66c0bfe4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/flake-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/flake-checks.yml
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@main
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
-      - name: Install Nix
-        uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@main
-      - name: check if flake complies with default style
+      - uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@main
+      - name: Check formatting
         run: nix fmt -- -c .
   eval-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -22,7 +21,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@main
         with:
           fetch-depth: 1
-      - name: Install Nix
-        uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@main
-      - name: check if flake evaluates
+      - uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@main
+      - name: Check flake evaluation
         run: nix flake check
diff --git a/.github/workflows/flake-update-inputs.yml b/.github/workflows/flake-update-inputs.yml
index 73b26d37..bf27b23c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/flake-update-inputs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/flake-update-inputs.yml
@@ -15,10 +15,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git config --local user.name  "github-actions[bot]"
           git config --local user.email  "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-      - name: Install Nix
-        uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@main
-      - name: Update flake.lock
-        uses: DeterminateSystems/update-flake-lock@main
+      - uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@main
+      - uses: DeterminateSystems/update-flake-lock@main
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.FLAKE_UPDATE_PAT }}
           pr-title: "flake: update inputs"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/git-sync-mirrors.yml b/.github/workflows/git-sync-mirrors.yml
index dd24d2dd..00f700fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/git-sync-mirrors.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/git-sync-mirrors.yml
@@ -8,12 +8,10 @@ jobs:
   gitlab-sync:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: check out repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@main
+      - uses: actions/checkout@main
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-      - name: "sync gitlab mirror"
-        uses: yesolutions/mirror-action@master
+      - uses: yesolutions/mirror-action@master
         with:
           REMOTE: 'https://gitlab.com/alyraffauf/nixcfg.git'
           GIT_USERNAME: alyraffauf