diff --git a/.github/workflows/atest.yml b/.github/workflows/atest.yml
index 4340d15a4316a..c6aae40096358 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/atest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/atest.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: linux.2xlarge
     env:
       PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.number }}
-      THE_REST: ${{ github.event }}
+      THE_REST: "${{ github.event }}"
     steps:
       - name: "print stuff"
         run: |