diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a1e4990..d581fc5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ jobs:
       - id: retrieve_password
         name: Retrieve ECR password and store as secret
         env:
-          AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
-          AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
+          AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: '${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}'
+          AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: '${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}'
           AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: us-east-1
         run: echo "::set-output name=ecr_password::$(aws ecr get-login-password)"