diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml
index be71081a1b544d7..fb14ecf3c314b00 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ jobs:
           cd "$DIR"
           ./tools/test.py --flaky-tests keep_retrying -p actions -j 4
         env:
-          DIR: "dir%20with unusual\"chars$'åß∂ƒ©∆¬…`"
+          DIR: dir%20with unusual\"chars$'åß∂ƒ©∆¬…`
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-macos.yml b/.github/workflows/test-macos.yml
index 898a58e33943230..9ec402c0720a9f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-macos.yml
@@ -92,4 +92,4 @@ jobs:
           cd "$DIR"
           ./tools/test.py --flaky-tests keep_retrying -p actions -j 4
         env:
-          DIR: "dir%20with unusual\"chars 'åß∂ƒ©∆¬…`"
+          DIR: dir%20with unusual\"chars 'åß∂ƒ©∆¬…`