diff --git a/.github/workflows/precompiled.yaml b/.github/workflows/precompiled.yaml
index 917025c0..324b949e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/precompiled.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/precompiled.yaml
@@ -250,13 +250,14 @@ jobs:
             echo "Attempting to download artifact: $artifact_name"
             if gh run download --name "$artifact_name" --dir ./; then
               echo "Successfully downloaded artifact: $artifact_name"
-              value=$(cat "$file_path")
-              kernel_versions+=($(echo "$value" | jq -r '.[]'))
+              value=$(jq -r '.[]' "$file_path")
+              kernel_versions+=($value)
               echo "matrix_values_not_empty=1" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             fi
           done
           echo "Collected Kernel Versions: ${kernel_versions[@]}"
           combined_values=$(printf '%s\n' "${kernel_versions[@]}" | jq -R . | jq -s .)
+          echo "Combined Kernel Versions JSON: $combined_values"
           echo "matrix_values=$combined_values" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT