diff --git a/.github/workflows/hotfix-pr-check.yml b/.github/workflows/hotfix-pr-check.yml
index 59e0bbee3cb4..7a724b602586 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hotfix-pr-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hotfix-pr-check.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Get hotfix pull request body
         shell: bash
-        run: |
-          echo '${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}' > hotfix_pr_body.txt
+        env:
+          PR_BODY: ${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}
+        run: echo $PR_BODY > hotfix_pr_body.txt
 
       - name: Get a list of all original PR numbers
         shell: bash