diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 08647f1..01f8b7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       monetdb:
         image: "monetdb/dev-builds:Aug2024"
         env:
-          MDB_CREATE_DBS: ['${{ env.DATABASE }}']
+          MDB_CREATE_DBS: '${{ env.DATABASE }}'
           MDB_DB_ADMIN_PASS: monetdb
         ports:
           - 50000:50000