diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 463ce4d9..f9ca1a56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -138,5 +138,5 @@ jobs:
                   REDSHIFT_PORT: 5439
                   # bigquery
                   BIGQUERY_PROJECT: ${{ vars.BIGQUERY_PROJECT }}
-                  DBT_ENV_SECRET_BIGQUERY_KEYFILE_JSON: "${{ secrets.BIGQUERY_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_JSON }}"
+                  DBT_ENV_SECRET_BIGQUERY_KEYFILE_JSON: ${{ secrets.BIGQUERY_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_JSON }}
                   BIGQUERY_SCHEMA: "dbt_utils_integration_tests_bigquery_${{ github.run_number }}"