diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-monai-deploy-express.yml b/.github/workflows/test-monai-deploy-express.yml
index 0035cfe..d89e0c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-monai-deploy-express.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-monai-deploy-express.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           curl -X POST http://localhost:8042/instances --data-binary "@deploy/monai-deploy-express/sample-workflows/ci-test-files/IMG0002.dcm"
           WORKFLOW_ID=$(curl --request POST --header 'Content-Type: application/json'  --data @deploy/monai-deploy-express/sample-workflows/hello-world.json  http://localhost:5001/workflows | jq '.workflow_id' )
           SIZE=${#WORKFLOW_ID}
-          echo "GITHUB_SIZE=${SIZE}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "GITHUB_SIZE=$(echo $SIZE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Test WorkflowID
         continue-on-error: true