diff --git a/.github/scripts/check-ocaml-refs.sh b/.github/scripts/check-ocaml-refs.sh
index e6167c248..adc11d052 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/check-ocaml-refs.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/check-ocaml-refs.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ echo "Current OCaml commit: ${CURRENT_COMMIT}"
 
 # Find all Rust files with OCaml references
 cd "${RUST_ROOT}"
-RUST_FILES=$(rg -l "^/// OCaml reference:" --type rust || true)
+RUST_FILES=$(git grep -l -E "^/// OCaml reference:" "*.rs" "**/*.rs" || true)
 
 if [ -z "$RUST_FILES" ]; then
     echo "No OCaml references found in Rust code"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-ocaml-refs.yaml b/.github/workflows/check-ocaml-refs.yaml
index 7ce9b1d7e..00c9902b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-ocaml-refs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-ocaml-refs.yaml
@@ -40,14 +40,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
-      - name: Install ripgrep
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y ripgrep
-
       - name: Run OCaml reference validation
         id: check
         env:
           OCAML_REPO: ${{ github.event.inputs.repo || 'https://github.com/MinaProtocol/mina.git' }}
           OCAML_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch || 'compatible' }}
+        shell: bash
         run: |
           set +e
           # Capture output to file
diff --git a/website/docs/developers/ocaml-reference-tracking.md b/website/docs/developers/ocaml-reference-tracking.md
index 8fd9612d6..6112752ec 100644
--- a/website/docs/developers/ocaml-reference-tracking.md
+++ b/website/docs/developers/ocaml-reference-tracking.md
@@ -131,5 +131,6 @@ For single-line references, use the same number: `L:42-42`
 
 ## Example references
 
-See `ledger/src/scan_state/transaction_logic/mod.rs` for examples of properly
-formatted OCaml references.
+See
+[`ledger/src/scan_state/transaction_logic/mod.rs`](https://github.com/o1-labs/mina-rust/blob/develop/ledger/src/scan_state/transaction_logic/mod.rs)
+for examples of properly formatted OCaml references.