diff --git a/.github/workflows/cacert-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/cacert-publish.yml
index b656b7b68..2d5ee10a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cacert-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cacert-publish.yml
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ jobs:
           FILE=$(ls ca-certificates/debian/build/ospackage/*.deb)
           echo "File to upload: ${FILE}"
           CODE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}\n" https://packages.adoptium.net/artifactory/deb/pool/main/a/adoptium-ca-certificates/$(basename ${FILE}))
-          echo "status=$CODE" >> GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "status=$CODE" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Log Status Code
         run: echo "Status code ${{ steps.check-deb.outputs.status }}"
 
       - name: Upload deb file to Artifactory
-        if: steps.check-deb.outputs.status == 404
+        if: steps.check-deb.outputs.status == '404'
         run: |
           debVersionList=("bookworm" "bullseye" "buster" "kinetic" "jammy" "focal" "bionic")
           for debVersion in "${debVersionList[@]}"; do