diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 8eaf6a865..d2f9a5c23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
         ports:
           - 4222:4222
         options: >-
-          --entrypoint="/nats-server -js"
+          --entrypoint "[\"/nats-server\", \"-js\"]"
 
     steps:
       - name: Start Pulsar standalone container