diff --git a/.github/actions/check-codescanning-config/action.yml b/.github/actions/check-codescanning-config/action.yml
index d30113b34..3851ee2bd 100644
--- a/.github/actions/check-codescanning-config/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/check-codescanning-config/action.yml
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Check config
       working-directory: ${{ github.action_path }}
       shell: bash
-      run: ts-node ./index.ts "$RUNNER_TEMP/user-config.yaml" '$EXPECTED_CONFIG_FILE_CONTENTS'
-
+      run: ts-node ./index.ts "$RUNNER_TEMP/user-config.yaml" "$EXPECTED_CONFIG_FILE_CONTENTS"
     - name: Clean up
       shell: bash
       if: always()