diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/render-manifests.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/render-manifests.yaml
index b339a862d..37b33470d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/render-manifests.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/render-manifests.yaml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "-----"
 
           echo "changes-detected=true" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
-          echo "render-dir=$(printf "%s\n" "${RENDER_DIR[@]}" | sort -u)" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
+          echo "render-dir=$(echo "$RENDER_DIR" | sort -u)" >> $GITEA_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Add Repositories
         if: steps.check-dir-changes.outputs.changes-detected == 'true'