diff --git a/.github/workflows/ok-check.yml b/.github/workflows/ok-check.yml
index 07061757894..a4dcd3c76d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ok-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ok-check.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
         sudo apt install -y libclang-16-dev
 
         FILENAMES="${{ steps.changed-files-specific.outputs.all_changed_files }}"
-        CMD="./tp github-update-issues --personal-access-token ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }} --debug --owner ${{ env.GITHUB_ORG }} --repo ${{ env.GITHUB_REPO }} --state-file ${{ env.STATE_FILE }}"
+        CMD=(./tp github-update-issues --personal-access-token ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }} --debug --owner ${{ env.GITHUB_ORG }} --repo ${{ env.GITHUB_REPO }} --state-file ${{ env.STATE_FILE }})
 
         IFS=' ' read -ra FILE_ARRAY <<< "$FILENAMES"
         INC_FOUND=false
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ jobs:
 
         for FILE in "${FILE_ARRAY[@]}"; do
           AUTHOR=$(git log -1 --pretty=format:'%an' -- $FILE)
-          CMD="$CMD --filename $FILE --author '$AUTHOR'"
+          CMD+=(--filename $FILE --author '$AUTHOR')
         done
 
         # Update the status and assignees for every issue identified
-        $CMD
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+        ${CMD[@]}
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