diff --git a/images/packer/image-factory-vm/scripts/setup-vm.sh b/images/packer/image-factory-vm/scripts/setup-vm.sh
index b62f8372..00d7b5d5 100644
--- a/images/packer/image-factory-vm/scripts/setup-vm.sh
+++ b/images/packer/image-factory-vm/scripts/setup-vm.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ curl -sL https://aka.ms/InstallAzureCLIDeb | bash
 
 # Set up Trivy repository and install Trivy
 wget -qO - https://aquasecurity.github.io/trivy-repo/deb/public.key | apt-key add -
-echo "deb https://aquasecurity.github.io/trivy-repo/deb \$(lsb_release -sc) main" | tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/trivy.list
+echo deb https://aquasecurity.github.io/trivy-repo/deb $(lsb_release -sc) main | tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/trivy.list
 apt-get update
 apt-get install -y trivy