diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/kubeconform.yml b/.gitea/workflows/kubeconform.yml
index 5360fd5..b81c116 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/kubeconform.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/kubeconform.yml
@@ -66,33 +66,34 @@ jobs:
           for file in ${ALL_CHANGED_FILES}; do
             [ -z "$file" ] && continue
             echo "=== Validating: $file ==="
-            MANIFESTS=$(yq e -o=json '.[]' "$file" | jq -c 'select(.kind != null)')
+            # Split YAML into individual docs, output as JSON, and process each
+            yq e -o=json '. as $item ireduce ([]; . + [$item])' "$file" | \
+              jq -c '.[] | select(.kind != null)' | \
+              while read -r manifest; do
+                KIND=$(echo "$manifest" | jq -r '.kind // ""')
 
-            for manifest in "${MANIFESTS[@]}"; do
-              KIND=$(echo $manifest | yq -r '.kind // ""')
+                if [[ -n "$KIND" && -n "${SCHEMA_MAP[$KIND]}" ]]; then
+                  echo "Found $KIND - using custom schema"
+                  SCHEMA_URL="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/datreeio/CRDs-catalog/refs/heads/main/${SCHEMA_MAP[$KIND]}"
 
-              if [[ -n "$KIND" && -n "${SCHEMA_MAP[$KIND]}" ]]; then
-                echo "Found $KIND - using custom schema"
-                SCHEMA_URL="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/datreeio/CRDs-catalog/refs/heads/main/${SCHEMA_MAP[$KIND]}"
-
-                if ! /kubeconform \
-                    -schema-location "$SCHEMA_URL" \
-                    -cache "$KUBECONFORM_CACHE_DIR" \
-                    -output json \
-                    "$manifest"; then
-                  EXIT_CODE=1
+                  if ! echo "$manifest" | /kubeconform \
+                      -schema-location "$SCHEMA_URL" \
+                      -cache "$KUBECONFORM_CACHE_DIR" \
+                      -output json \
+                      -; then
+                    EXIT_CODE=1
+                  fi
+                else
+                  echo "Validating with default schemas"
+                  if ! echo "$manifest" | /kubeconform \
+                      -schema-location default \
+                      -cache "$KUBECONFORM_CACHE_DIR" \
+                      -output json \
+                      -; then
+                    EXIT_CODE=1
+                  fi
                 fi
-              else
-                echo "Validating with default schemas"
-                if ! /kubeconform \
-                    -schema-location default \
-                    -cache "$KUBECONFORM_CACHE_DIR" \
-                    -output json \
-                    "$manifest"; then
-                  EXIT_CODE=1
-                fi
-              fi
-            done
+              done
 
             echo ""
           done