diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e_pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e_pytest.yml
index e49a45a3..5747f3e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e_pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e_pytest.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
             -t "${full_image}" \
             --load
           
-          echo "IMAGE_TAG=${full_image}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "IMAGE_TAG=${full_image}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
           
           echo "Verifying image exists locally:"
           docker images | grep "${image_name}" | grep "${image_tag}" || (echo "Error: Image not found locally" && exit 1)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e_pytest_nethermind.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e_pytest_nethermind.yml
index 6ada6e80..54b28cf1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e_pytest_nethermind.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e_pytest_nethermind.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
             -t "${full_image}" \
             --load
 
-          echo "IMAGE_TAG=${full_image}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "IMAGE_TAG=${full_image}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
           echo "Verifying image exists locally:"
           docker images | grep "${image_name}" | grep "${image_tag}" || (echo "Error: Image not found locally" && exit 1)