diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-prod.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-prod.yaml
index 658c913b..d966c4e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-prod.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-prod.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
           dockerfile_directory: ./frontend
           dockerfile_name: Dockerfile
           process_type: web
-          docker_options: "--build-arg ${{secrets.NEXT_PUBLIC_SWITCHBOARD_GRAPHQL_HOST}}"
+          docker_options: '--build-arg NEXT_PUBLIC_SWITCHBOARD_GRAPHQL_HOST="${{ secrets.NEXT_PUBLIC_SWITCHBOARD_GRAPHQL_HOST }}"'
       - name: Build, Push and Release Wundergraph to Heroku. # Your custom step name
         uses: gonuit/heroku-docker-deploy@v1.3.3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-staging.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-staging.yaml
index 753df2d2..4cc57d06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-staging.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-deploy-staging.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
           dockerfile_directory: ./frontend
           dockerfile_name: Dockerfile
           process_type: web
-          docker_options: "--build-arg ${{secrets.NEXT_PUBLIC_SWITCHBOARD_GRAPHQL_HOST}}"
+          docker_options: '--build-arg NEXT_PUBLIC_SWITCHBOARD_GRAPHQL_HOST="${{ secrets.NEXT_PUBLIC_SWITCHBOARD_GRAPHQL_HOST }}"'
       - name: Build, Push and Release Wundergraph to Heroku. # Your custom step name
         uses: gonuit/heroku-docker-deploy@v1.3.3
         with: