diff --git a/.github/workflows/memcheck.yml b/.github/workflows/memcheck.yml
index 990bc73314..f1564812cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/memcheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/memcheck.yml
@@ -96,7 +96,18 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git log -1 --oneline
           ls -la $RESTART_TEST_NODE_DATA_PATH
-          rg "USING DEFAULT" "$RESTART_TEST_NODE_DATA_PATH" -u
+          cat $RESTART_TEST_NODE_DATA_PATH/safenode.log
+      - name: Check we're warned about using default genesis
+        run: |
+          git log -1 --oneline
+          ls -la $BOOTSTRAP_NODE_DATA_PATH
+          cat $BOOTSTRAP_NODE_DATA_PATH/safenode.log
+      - name: Check we're warned about using default genesis
+        run: |
+          git log -1 --oneline
+          ls -la $NODE_DATA_PATH
+          cat $NODE_DATA_PATH/safenode.log
+
         shell: bash
       # In this case we did *not* want SAFE_PEERS to be set to another value by starting the testnet
       - name: Check SAFE_PEERS was not changed