diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-test.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-test.yml
index 3bf31dfdf9..e0fc92fad2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-test.yml
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ jobs:
           if [[ ${{ inputs.pr }} -ne 0 ]]; then
             echo "COMMIT_INFO_MESSAGE=${{ env.COMMIT_INFO_MESSAGE }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           else
-            echo "COMMIT_INFO_MESSAGE=${{ env.EVENT_COMMITS }}" | awk -F '\\\\n' '{print $1}' >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "COMMIT_INFO_MESSAGE=$(echo \"${{ env.EVENT_COMMITS }}\" | awk -F '\\\\n' '{print $1}')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
 
       - name: Run the cypress test