diff --git a/.github/workflows/theme_validation.yml b/.github/workflows/theme_validation.yml
index d6d95c672..a66f5aff5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/theme_validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/theme_validation.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         run: mkdir ./assets/generated
 
       - name: create stub themes
-        run: echo '{"layers": [], "themes": []}' > ./assets/generated/known_layers_and_themes.json
+        run: "echo '{\"layers\": [], \"themes\": []}' > ./assets/generated/known_layers_and_themes.json"
   
          
       - name: Compile license info