diff --git a/tasks/disable-errands/task.sh b/tasks/disable-errands/task.sh
index d29e887f8..902849bab 100755
--- a/tasks/disable-errands/task.sh
+++ b/tasks/disable-errands/task.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ will_disable=$(
     --raw-output \
     'split(" ")
     | reduce .[] as $errand ([];
-       if $to_disable | contains($errand) then
+       if $to_disable | split("\n") | index($errand) then
          . + [$errand]
        else
          .