diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/branch-sonarscan-pr-merge.yml b/.gitea/workflows/branch-sonarscan-pr-merge.yml
index a2b79d65..27a0e902 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/branch-sonarscan-pr-merge.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/branch-sonarscan-pr-merge.yml
@@ -86,19 +86,19 @@ jobs:
         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 > fixed.json
+          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
-          cat fixed.json | jq
 
       - name: Convert JSON report to markdown
         id: convert-json-to-md
         uses: parkerbxyz/json-to-markdown-table@v1.1.2
         with:
-          json: '${{ toJSON(steps.json-cleanup.outputs.fixed-json) }}'
+          json: ${{ steps.json-cleanup.outputs.fixed-json }}
 
       - name: Verify markdown output
         run: |
-          echo "${{ steps.convert-json-to-md.outputs.table }}"
+          echo ${{ steps.convert-json-to-md.outputs.table }}
 
       # Step 2: Post SonarQube results as comment (using curl commands and Gitea API)
       # - name: Post SonarQube Results as Comment