diff --git a/.github/workflows/checker.yml b/.github/workflows/checker.yml
index 87dad75..b775e6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checker.yml
@@ -3,18 +3,16 @@ on:
   merge_group:
 
 jobs:
-  check_commit_message:
+  fail-on-small-minutes:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - run: |
           set -x
-          COMMIT_MESSAGE=$(git log --format=%B -n 1 $GITHUB_SHA)
-          if [[ $COMMIT_MESSAGE =~ fail ]]; then
-            echo failing as required
-            exit 1
-          fi
+          minutes="$(date +%M)"
+          last_digit="${minutes: -1}"
+          test $last_digit -lt 6
+          exit $?
   always_passing_job:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - run: echo "evergreen"          
+      - run: echo "evergreen"
diff --git a/file b/file
index e69de29..9c59e24 100644
--- a/file
+++ b/file
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+first