diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index f487fb7..870595d 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -34,11 +34,7 @@ runs:
       with:
         ruby-version: '3.3.0'
     - name: Generate badge
-      run: |
-        gem install hoc
-        pip install anybadge
-        mkdir $OUTPUT_DIR
-        $GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/generate-badge.sh $BEFORE $DIR $EXCLUDE $SINCE $OUTPUT_DIR $FILENAME
+      run: $GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/generate-badge.sh $BEFORE $DIR $EXCLUDE $SINCE $OUTPUT_DIR $FILENAME
       shell: bash
       env:
         BEFORE:   ${{ inputs.before }}
diff --git a/generate-badge.sh b/generate-badge.sh
index 75cb271..225da86 100755
--- a/generate-badge.sh
+++ b/generate-badge.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ Since=$4
 OutDir=$5
 Filename=$6
 
+gem install hoc
+pip install anybadge
+mkdir "$OutDir"
+
 Count=$(hoc -d "$Dir" -e "$Exclude" -s "$Since" -b "$Before" -f "int")
 echo "Hits of code: $Count"