diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_markdown_links.yml b/.github/workflows/check_markdown_links.yml
index a7d7f8e9..c8cea48c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_markdown_links.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_markdown_links.yml
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ jobs:
     - uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@v1
       with:
           use-verbose-mode: 'yes'
-          config-file: 'mlc_config.json'
+          config-file: '.mlc_config.json'