diff --git a/src/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/create-story/instructions.xml b/src/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/create-story/instructions.xml
index f9433371f..30d9ce3c0 100644
--- a/src/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/create-story/instructions.xml
+++ b/src/bmm/workflows/4-implementation/create-story/instructions.xml
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@
   </step>
 
   <step n="6" goal="Update sprint status and finalize">
-    <invoke-task>Validate against checklist at {installed_path}/checklist.md using _bmad/core/tasks/validate-workflow.xml</invoke-task>
+    <action>Validate the newly created story file {story_file} against {installed_path}/checklist.md and apply any required fixes before finalizing</action>
     <action>Save story document unconditionally</action>
 
     <!-- Update sprint status -->