diff --git a/.github/workflows/wehoop_wbb_data_trigger.yaml b/.github/workflows/wehoop_wbb_data_trigger.yaml
index ea77f474f4b..6c2978efdee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wehoop_wbb_data_trigger.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wehoop_wbb_data_trigger.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ jobs:
                   token: ${{ secrets.SDV_GH_TOKEN }}
                   repository: sportsdataverse/wehoop-wbb-data
                   event-type: daily_wbb_data
-                  client-payload: '{"ref": "refs/heads/main",
-                                    "event_name": "daily_wbb_data",
-                                    "commit_message": "${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}"
-                                    }'
+                  client-payload: |-
+                    {
+                      "ref": "refs/heads/main",
+                      "event_name": "daily_wbb_data",
+                      "commit_message": "${{ github.event.head_commit.message }}"
+                    }