diff --git a/hack/validate-migration.sh b/hack/validate-migration.sh
index 285d002059..889fc28089 100755
--- a/hack/validate-migration.sh
+++ b/hack/validate-migration.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ declare -r DEFAULT_BRANCH
 : "${IN_CLUSTER:=""}"
 declare -r IN_CLUSTER
 
-# 
 prepare_pipelines() {
     local -a pl_names_in_config
     local pushed_pipelines
@@ -55,7 +54,7 @@ prepare_pipelines() {
         tkn bundle list "$pl_bundle" pipeline "$pl_name" -o yaml \
             >"${WORK_DIR}/pipelines/pushed/${pl_name}.yaml"
     done <<<"$pushed_pipelines"
-    
+
     mkdir -p "${WORK_DIR}/pipelines/local"
     kubectl kustomize --output "${WORK_DIR}/pipelines/local" pipelines/
 
@@ -84,8 +83,8 @@ prepare_pipelines() {
                             {\"name\": \"kind\", \"value\": \"task\"}
                         ]
                     }"
-                    task_selector="((.spec.tasks[], .spec.finally[]) | select(.name == \"${task_name}\")"
-                    yq -i "${task_selector} | .taskRef) |= ${fake_bundle_ref}" "$file_path"
+                    task_selector="(.spec.tasks[], .spec.finally[]) | select(.name == \"${task_name}\")"
+                    yq -i "(${task_selector} | .taskRef) |= ${fake_bundle_ref}" "$file_path"
                 done
             fi
         done