diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 0a13eaa7..913a0a77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "Running e2e for DRIVER_VERSION=$DRIVER_VERSION"
           status=0
           TEST_CASE_ARGS="${GPU_OPERATOR_OPTIONS} --set driver.version=${COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}-${DRIVER_VERSION}"
-          ./tests/ci-run-e2e.sh "${TEST_CASE}" \"${TEST_CASE_ARGS}\" || status=$?
+          ./tests/ci-run-e2e.sh "${TEST_CASE}" "${TEST_CASE_ARGS}" || status=$?
           if [ $status -ne 0 ]; then
             echo "e2e validation failed for driver version $DRIVER_VERSION with status $status"
             rc=$status
diff --git a/.github/workflows/precompiled.yaml b/.github/workflows/precompiled.yaml
index 340a96f3..dfe370b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/precompiled.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/precompiled.yaml
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "Running e2e for DRIVER_VERSION=$DRIVER_VERSION"
             status=0
             TEST_CASE_ARGS="${GPU_OPERATOR_OPTIONS} --set driver.version=${DRIVER_VERSION}"
-            ./tests/ci-run-e2e.sh "${TEST_CASE}" \"${TEST_CASE_ARGS}\" || status=$?
+            ./tests/ci-run-e2e.sh "${TEST_CASE}" "${TEST_CASE_ARGS}" || status=$?
             if [ $status -eq 1 ]; then
               echo "e2e validation failed for driver version $DRIVER_VERSION with status $status"
               rc=$status