diff --git a/.github/actions/check-codescanning-config/action.yml b/.github/actions/check-codescanning-config/action.yml
index 3851ee2bd..b20e25da5 100644
--- a/.github/actions/check-codescanning-config/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/check-codescanning-config/action.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ runs:
         db-location: ${{ runner.temp }}/codescanning-config-cli-test
       env:
         CODEQL_ACTION_TEST_MODE: 'true'
-        EXPECTED_CONFIG_FILE_CONTENTS: ${{ inputs.expected-config-file-contents }}
+        EXPECTED_CONFIG_FILE_CONTENTS: '${{ inputs.expected-config-file-contents }}'
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       shell: bash