diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 15d7910a6a..c5e17b30eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Parse Input
         id: parsing
         run: |
-          if [[ ${{ inputs.packages }} == build_matrix* ]]; then
-            echo ${{ inputs.packages }} >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          if [[ "${{ inputs.packages }}" == build_matrix* ]]; then
+            echo "${{ inputs.packages }}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           else
             echo "${{ inputs.packages }}" | sed 's/ /\n/g' | sed 's/$/\//g' | jq -R . | jq -s . | jq -c . | sed 's/^/pkgs=/' >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi