diff --git a/.github/workflows/black_linter.yml b/.github/workflows/black_linter.yml
index 95c3044f..7362b896 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/black_linter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/black_linter.yml
@@ -10,24 +10,10 @@ on:
       - main
 jobs:
   linter_name:
-    name: Run black linter
+    name: Run black formatting
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - name: Check files using the black formatter
-        uses: rickstaa/action-black@v1.1.7
-        id: action_black
+      - uses: SuffolkLITLab/ALActions/black-formatting@main
         with:
-          black_args: ". --extend-exclude (__init__.py|setup.py)"
-      - name: Create Pull Request
-        if: steps.action_black.outputs.is_formatted == 'true'
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v3
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          title: "Format Python code with psf/black push"
-          commit-message: ":art: Format Python code with psf/black"
-          body: |
-            There appear to be some python formatting errors in ${{ github.sha }}. This pull request
-            uses the [psf/black](https://github.com/psf/black) formatter to fix these issues.
-          base: ${{ github.head_ref }} # Creates pull request onto pull request or commit branch
-          branch: actions/black
+          MAKE_PR: true
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}