diff --git a/.github/workflows/scp-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/scp-deploy.yml
index 9d171e33..37830fc7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scp-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scp-deploy.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           SCP_CERTIFICATE: ${{ secrets.SCP_CERTIFICATE }}
         run: |
-          echo "$SCP_CERTIFICATE" > cert.pem
+          'echo "$SCP_CERTIFICATE" > cert.pem'
       - name: Deploy enrollment-server.war
         shell: bash
         run: |