diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-api-test.yml b/.github/workflows/run-api-test.yml
index 275370255d..19da7fa511 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-api-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-api-test.yml
@@ -143,10 +143,10 @@ jobs:
       - run: |
           VALID_FAILURE_EXIT_CODES="53"
           echo "consolidated:"
-          echo "${{ needs.api-test.outputs.exit_code | join(",") }}"
-          echo "alt:"
           echo "${{ needs.api-test.outputs.exit_code }}"
-          exit_codes='[${{ needs.api-test.outputs.exit_code | join(",") }}] | jq -r '.[]''
+          echo "alt:"
+          echo "${{ needs.api-test.outputs.exit_code }} | jq"
+          exit_codes='[${{ needs.api-test.outputs.exit_code}}]  -r '.[]''
           # Check if any exit code is "bad"
           for code in $exit_codes; do
             if echo "$VALID_FAILURE_EXIT_CODES" | grep -qw "$code"; then