diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_a11y_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/check_a11y_docs.yml
index ffc41417..76f71ca1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_a11y_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_a11y_docs.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
           sleep 3
           # for every recursively nested *.html file in _site, run a11y checks
           for file in $(find _site -name '*.html'); do
-            path=$(echo "${f#_site/}")
+            path=$(echo "${file#_site/}")
             echo "Checking $path"
             npx @axe-core/cli --exit --tags wcag2aa http://localhost/$path
           done