diff --git a/automation_tools/automation_task_list.cfg b/automation_tools/automation_task_list.cfg
index a34f3878..15506a58 100644
--- a/automation_tools/automation_task_list.cfg
+++ b/automation_tools/automation_task_list.cfg
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ hash^MSXBIOSHASHPLACEHOLDER^http://bluemsx.msxblue.com/rel_download/blueMSXv282f
 hash^XEMUHDDHASHPLACEHOLDER^https://github.com/mborgerson/xemu-hdd-image/releases/latest/download/xbox_hdd.qcow2.zip
 latestcommit^UNIVERSALDYNAMICINPUTCOMMITPLACEHOLDER^https://github.com/Venomalia/UniversalDynamicInput^main
 outside_info^VERSIONPLACEHOLDER^${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/buildid
-outside_info^THISBRANCH^$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+outside_info^THISBRANCH^"$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)"