diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index ef07f3d7..cc65b903 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ runs:
         cd $METRICS_ACTION_PATH
         for DEPENDENCY in docker jq; do
           if ! which $DEPENDENCY > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-            echo '::error::"$DEPENDENCY" is not installed on current runner but is needed to run metrics'
+            echo "::error::\"$DEPENDENCY\" is not installed on current runner but is needed to run metrics"
             MISSING_DEPENDENCIES=1
           fi
         done