diff --git a/.github/workflows/go_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/go_tests.yml
index f58bfcc8a8a3..b70ec8141049 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go_tests.yml
@@ -49,5 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           flags: go 
           files: ./sdks/go/pkg/coverage.txt
           name: go-unittests
+      - name: Run fmt
+        run: cd sdks/go/pkg/beam && go fmt ./...; git diff-index --quiet HEAD || (echo "Run go fmt before checking in changes" && exit 1)
       - name: Run vet
-        run: cd sdks/go/pkg/beam && go vet --copylocks=false --unsafeptr=false ./...
+        run: cd sdks/go/pkg/beam && go vet --copylocks=false --unsafeptr=false ./... || (echo "Run go vet and fix warnings before checking in changes" && exit 1)