diff --git a/.github/workflows/ips.yml b/.github/workflows/ips.yml
index a75a19f90..14e5c9714 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ips.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ips.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ jobs:
         id: parseIps
         uses: mikefarah/yq@master
         with:
-          cmd: yq 'explode(.) | {"deprecating": .deprecating_access_to_moj_intranet | flatten, "allow": .allow_access_to_moj_intranet | flatten  }' -o json deploy/config/example-moj-ips.yaml
+          cmd: "yq 'explode(.) | {\"deprecating\" .deprecating_access_to_moj_intranet | flatten, \"allow\": .allow_access_to_moj_intranet | flatten }' -o json deploy/config/example-moj-ips.yaml"
       - name: Reuse a variable obtained in another step
         run: echo ${{ steps.parseIps.outputs.result }}
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