diff --git a/.github/actions/e2e_emergency_ssh/action.yml b/.github/actions/e2e_emergency_ssh/action.yml
index 83f66a695..f865783ef 100644
--- a/.github/actions/e2e_emergency_ssh/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/e2e_emergency_ssh/action.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ runs:
         ssh-keygen -t ecdsa -q -N "" -f ./access-key
         constellation ssh --debug --key ./access-key.pub
         internalIPs="$(kubectl get nodes -o=jsonpath='{.items[*].status.addresses}' | jq -r '.[] | select(.type == "InternalIP") | .address')"
-        for ip in internalIPs; do
+        for ip in $internalIPs; do
           echo "Trying connection to $ip over $lb"
           ssh -F ssh_config -o BatchMode=yes $ip true
         done