diff --git a/.github/workflows/serverlist-validate-game-icons.sh b/.github/workflows/serverlist-validate-game-icons.sh
index 81d34ff84..3a54c012c 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/serverlist-validate-game-icons.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/serverlist-validate-game-icons.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ done
 
 echo ""
 echo "Checking if an unexpected gameicon exists"
-for gameicon in gameicons/*; do
+for gameicon in $(ls -1 gameicons); do
 	# check if $gameicon is in serverlist.csv
 	if ! grep -q "${gameicon%-icon.png}" serverlist.csv; then
 		echo "ERROR: gameicon ${gameicon} is not in serverlist.csv"