diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 6f7a36948c..551980efa9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
           if [ "$CLUSTER" = "prod" ]; then
             linode-cli lke kubeconfig-view 326609 --json | jq -r .[0].kubeconfig | base64 -d > ~/.kube/config
           else
-            echo ${NINJA_KUBECONFIG} > ~/.kube/config
+            echo "${NINJA_KUBECONFIG}" > ~/.kube/config
           fi
           kubectl get nodes
           echo "deploy docker image"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ec4447b533..166ef3b62f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -94,6 +94,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "connect to cluster"
           mkdir -p ~/.kube
-          echo ${NINJA_KUBECONFIG} > ~/.kube/config
+          echo "${NINJA_KUBECONFIG}" > ~/.kube/config
           kubectl get nodes
           make deploy-to-linode