diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/auto-update.yaml b/.forgejo/workflows/auto-update.yaml
index 8d0ce18..f623c7b 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/auto-update.yaml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/auto-update.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,11 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.changes.outputs.changed == 'true'
         run: |
           HOSTS=$(nix eval --json .#colmena --apply 'x: builtins.filter (n: n != "meta" && builtins.elem "lxc" (x.${n}.deployment.tags or [])) (builtins.attrNames x)')
-          echo "hosts="$HOSTS >> $FORGEJO_OUTPUT
+          {
+            echo 'hosts<<EOF'
+            echo "$HOSTS"
+            echo 'EOF'
+          } >> $FORGEJO_OUTPUT
           echo "Discovered hosts: $HOSTS"
 
       - name: Upload flake.lock
@@ -62,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Debug HOSTS
         run: |
-          echo "HOSTS: "${{ fromJson(needs.check-updates.outputs.hosts) }}
+          echo 'HOSTS: ${{ needs.check-updates.outputs.hosts }}'
 
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4