diff --git a/scripts/g14-gitops-render.mjs b/scripts/g14-gitops-render.mjs
index 350611e1..7962558c 100644
--- a/scripts/g14-gitops-render.mjs
+++ b/scripts/g14-gitops-render.mjs
@@ -57,9 +57,10 @@ const primitiveValidationTasks = Object.freeze([
     name: "g14-contract-check",
     commands: [
       "node --check scripts/g14-gitops-render.mjs",
-      "render_check_revision=$(node --input-type=module -e \"import fs from 'node:fs'; const data = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('deploy/gitops/g14/source.json', 'utf8')); process.stdout.write(data.sourceCommit);\")",
-      "test -n \"$render_check_revision\"",
-      "node scripts/g14-gitops-render.mjs --check --source-revision \"$render_check_revision\"",
+      "render_check_revision=$(git rev-parse HEAD)",
+      "render_check_dir=$(mktemp -d)",
+      "node scripts/g14-gitops-render.mjs --out \"$render_check_dir\" --source-revision \"$render_check_revision\"",
+      "node scripts/g14-gitops-render.mjs --out \"$render_check_dir\" --check --source-revision \"$render_check_revision\"",
       `node --input-type=module <<'NODE'
 import { readdirSync, readFileSync, statSync } from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";