diff --git a/.github/workflows/cloud-regress.yml b/.github/workflows/cloud-regress.yml
index ac57ba6950..b029ac87f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cloud-regress.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cloud-regress.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
         id: pwgen
         run: |
           DBPASS=$(dd if=/dev/random bs=48 count=1 2>/dev/null | base64)
-          echo "::add-mask::$DBPASS"
+          echo "::add-mask::${DBPASS}"
           echo DBPASS="${DBPASS//\//}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
 
       - name: Change tests according to the generated password