diff --git a/ci/build_conda.sh b/ci/build_conda.sh
index 2c65437..2829d85 100755
--- a/ci/build_conda.sh
+++ b/ci/build_conda.sh
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ rapids-logger "Begin py build"
 
 rapids-conda-retry mambabuild conda/recipes/numba-cuda
 
-echo "package_name=`$(basename /tmp/conda-bld-output/noarch/numba-cuda-*.tar.bz2)`" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+echo "package_name=$(basename /tmp/conda-bld-output/noarch/numba-cuda-*.tar.bz2)" >> $GITHUB_ENV