diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index abd62ec6e9..6d0e5aa1f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ jobs:
             --file /tmp/test.txt \
             --container-name builds \
             --name build \
-            --connection-string ${{ env.storage-account-dockerimagetest-conn-string }}
+            --connection-string '${{ env.storage-account-dockerimagetest-conn-string }}'