diff --git a/.github/workflows/cloud-regress.yml b/.github/workflows/cloud-regress.yml
index 8c1ddda744..74db440e8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cloud-regress.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cloud-regress.yml
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Change tests according to the generated password
         run: |
-          cd /__w/neon/neon/vendor/postgres-v${{ matrix.DEFAULT_PG_VERSION }}/src/test/regress
+          cd /__w/neon/neon/vendor/postgres-v"${{ matrix.DEFAULT_PG_VERSION }}"/src/test/regress
           for fname in sql/*.sql expected/*.out; do
-          sed -i.bak "s/NEON_PASSWORD_PLACEHOLDER/'${{ steps.vars.outputs.DBPASS }}'/" $fname
+          sed -i.bak s/NEON_PASSWORD_PLACEHOLDER/"'${{ steps.pwgen.outputs.DBPASS }}'"/ "${fname}"
           done
 
       - name: Download Neon artifact