diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto_comment.yml b/.github/workflows/auto_comment.yml
index 6bae1c7..0d0f872 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto_comment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto_comment.yml
@@ -22,13 +22,17 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Print hello
         id: print-hello
+        # this uses https://trstringer.com/github-actions-multiline-strings/
         run: |
-          python .github/scripts/hello_world.py >> $GITHUB_HELLO
+          HELLO=$(python .github/scripts/hello_world.py)
+          echo "MY_STRING<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "$MY_STRING" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Show hello
         id: show-hello
         run: |
-          echo ${{ env.GITHUB_HELLO }}
+          echo ${{ env.MY_STRING }}
   
       - name: Create comment
         uses: peter-evans/create-or-update-comment@v3