diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml
index 26942f3805..187f1ac704 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-test.yaml
@@ -691,10 +691,10 @@ jobs:
             --shared-password password \
             --kotsadm-registry ttl.sh \
             --kotsadm-namespace automated-${{ github.run_id }} \
-            --additional-labels testlabel1=testvalue1
-            --additional-labels test.label/two=test.value/two
-            --additional-annotations testannotation1=testannotationvalue1
-            --additional-annotations test.annotation/two=testannotation.value/two
+            --additional-labels "testlabel1=testvalue1"
+            --additional-labels "test.label/two=test.value/two"
+            --additional-annotations "testannotation1=testannotationvalue1"
+            --additional-annotations "test.annotation/two=testannotation.value/two"
             --kotsadm-tag 24h | tee output.txt
 
           if ! grep -q "The Kubernetes RBAC policy that the Admin Console is running with does not have access to complete the Preflight Checks. It's recommended that you run these manually before proceeding." output.txt; then