diff --git a/.k8s/staging/deployment.yml b/.k8s/staging/deployment.yml
index 9feed4e..9dec455 100644
--- a/.k8s/staging/deployment.yml
+++ b/.k8s/staging/deployment.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ spec:
               pkgx install uuidgen
               gh auth login
               export JOB_ID=$(uuidgen)
-              echo '{"job_id": $JOB_ID }' | gh workflow run build-and-deploy-staging --repo mark3labs/louper-v3 --ref dev --json
+              echo "{\"job_id\": \"$JOB_ID\" }" | gh workflow run build-and-deploy-staging --repo mark3labs/louper-v3 --ref dev --json
               STATUS=(gh run list --workflow=ci.staging.yml --json "status,name" | jq '.[] | select(.name == "build-and-deploy-staging:$JOB_ID")' | jq '.status')
               echo $STATUS