diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/branch-sonarscan-pr-merge.yml b/.gitea/workflows/branch-sonarscan-pr-merge.yml
index 57c58fba..1b5f41b2 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/branch-sonarscan-pr-merge.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/branch-sonarscan-pr-merge.yml
@@ -85,16 +85,16 @@ jobs:
         id: json-cleanup
         run: |
           echo "Cleaning up quality gate response..."
-          echo '${{ steps.quality-gate-check.outputs.quality-gate-result }}' > input.txt
-          sed -E 's/([a-zA-Z0-9_]+):/\\"\1\\":/g; s/:([^",{}\[\]]+)/:"\1"/g' input.txt > raw.json
-          fixed_json=$(jq -c '.' raw.json)
-          echo "fixed_json=$(cat fixed_json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo '${{ steps.quality-gate-check.outputs.quality-gate-result }}' > qg_input.txt
+          sed -E 's/([a-zA-Z0-9_]+):/\\"\1\\":/g; s/:([^",{}\[\]]+)/:"\1"/g' qg_input.txt > qg_raw.json
+          qg_fixed_json=$(jq -c '.' qg_raw.json)
+          echo "fixed-json=$(echo $qg_fixed_json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Convert JSON report to markdown
         id: convert-json-to-md
         uses: parkerbxyz/json-to-markdown-table@v1.1.2
         with:
-          json: ${{ steps.json-cleanup.outputs.fixed_json }}
+          json: ${{ steps.json-cleanup.outputs.fixed-json }}
 
       - name: Verify markdown output
         run: |