diff --git a/.github/pull_request_template.md b/.github/pull_request_template.md
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 Make sure you've run and fixed any issues with these commands:
 
-- [ ] `cargo fmt` to give the code standard formatting
+- [ ] `cargo fmt --all -- --check` to check standard code formatting (`cargo fmt --all` applies these changes)
 - [ ] `cargo clippy --all --all-features -- -D warnings -D clippy::unwrap_used -A clippy::needless_collect` to check that you're using the standard code style
 - [ ] `cargo build; cargo test --all --all-features` to check that all the tests pass