diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-monai-deploy-express.yml b/.github/workflows/test-monai-deploy-express.yml
index a1284d2..8ed6fba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-monai-deploy-express.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-monai-deploy-express.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           curl -X POST http://localhost:8042/instances --data-binary "@deploy/monai-deploy-express/sample-workflows/ci-test-files/IMG0002.dcm"
           WORKFLOW=$(curl --request POST --header 'Content-Type: application/json'  --data @deploy/monai-deploy-express/sample-workflows/hello-world.json  http://localhost:5001/workflows)
-          WORKFLOW_ID={$WORKFLOW | jq -r '.workflow_id'}
+          echo "$WORKFLOW"
+          WORKFLOW_ID={"$WORKFLOW" | jq .workflow_id}
           echo $WORKFLOW_ID
           SZ = {#WORKFLOW_ID}
           echo $SZ