diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 01f7f2ed..4c635f7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ jobs:
         name: Create matrix
         id: projects
         run: |
-          projects=$(find ./pkg -maxdepth 1 -type d -printf '%P ' | jq -cR 'split(" ")')
+          projects=$(find ./pkg -maxdepth 1 -type d -printf '%P ')
+          projects=$(echo $projects | jq -cR 'split(" ")')
           echo "matrix=$projects" >>${GITHUB_OUTPUT}
       -
         name: Show matrix