diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-gauntlet.yaml b/.github/workflows/nightly-gauntlet.yaml
index a578ae9757..6000a0f79e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-gauntlet.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-gauntlet.yaml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ jobs:
 
           DB=ci gotestsum \
             --format standard-quiet --packages "./..." \
-            -- -timeout=20m -v -p $NUM_PARALLEL_PACKAGES -parallel=$NUM_PARALLEL_TESTS $TESTCOUNT
+            -- -timeout=20m -v -p "$NUM_PARALLEL_PACKAGES" -parallel="$NUM_PARALLEL_TESTS" "$TESTCOUNT"
 
       - name: Upload Embedded Postgres Cache
         uses: ./.github/actions/embedded-pg-cache/upload