diff --git a/docs/batch-changes/batch-spec-cheat-sheet.mdx b/docs/batch-changes/batch-spec-cheat-sheet.mdx
index 2f7e510ba..fe51a721b 100644
--- a/docs/batch-changes/batch-spec-cheat-sheet.mdx
+++ b/docs/batch-changes/batch-spec-cheat-sheet.mdx
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ on:
 
 steps:
   - run: |
-      cat /tmp/search-results | while read file;
+      while IFS= read -r file || [ -n "$file" ]
       do
         sed -i 's/OLD-VALUE/NEW-VALUE/g;' "${file}"
-      done
+      done < /tmp/search-results
     container: alpine:3
     files:
       /tmp/search-results: ${{ join repository.search_result_paths "\n" }}