diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 7b90a7704..55b08c0e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ jobs:
           sed -i -e 's/>=\(.*# tftest\)/=\1/g' tools/lockfile/versions.tf tools/lockfile/versions.tofu
 
           # change terraform version to the one that is running
-          sed -i 's/required_version = .*$/required_version = ">= ${TERRAFORM_VERSION}"/g' \
+          sed -i "s/required_version = .\*$/required_version = \">= ${TERRAFORM_VERSION}\"/g" \
             tools/lockfile/versions.tf
 
           cd tools/lockfile