diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index e24ffc9..6c88e20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Determine hosts"
         id: hosts
         run: |
-          hostnames="$(nix eval .#nixosConfigurations --apply builtins.attrNames --json)"
+          hostnames="$(nix eval .#nixosConfigurations --apply builtins.attrNames --json | tr '\n' ', ' | sed 's/,$//')"
           printf "hostnames=%s\n" "${hostnames}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
 
   build:
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
           nix_path: nixpkgs=channel:nixos-unstable
       - name: "Debug needs outputs"
         run: |
-          printf "%s\n" "${{ needs.determine-hosts.outputs.hosts }}"
+          printf "%q \n" "${{ needs.determine-hosts.outputs.hosts }}"
       - name: Debug Matrix
         run: |
           echo "The matrix value is: ${{ matrix.hostname }}"