diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index c1e5fe4..d30d903 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ runs:
             -o UserKnownHostsFile=~/.ssh/known_hosts \
             -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa \
             "${REMOTE_USER}@${REMOTE_HOST}" \
-            "cd "$(dirname "${DEPLOYMENT_PATH}")" && docker-compose up -d --timeout ${TIMEOUT}"
+            "cd $(dirname ${DEPLOYMENT_PATH}) && docker-compose up -d --timeout ${TIMEOUT}"
       shell: bash
 
     - name: Verify services are running