diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 496ada2..e931a3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         KUBECONFIG: ${{ secrets.KUBECONFIG }}
       shell: pwsh
       run: |
-        write-host "base64 = '$([System.Convert]::ToBase64String([System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetBytes($KUBECONFIG)))'"
+        write-host "base64 = '$([System.Convert]::ToBase64String([System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetBytes(\'$KUBECONFIG\')))'"
 
     - name: Test
       run: |