diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_branches.yml b/.github/workflows/test_branches.yml
index 5f53732afe5..5e5db44a0d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_branches.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_branches.yml
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ jobs:
 
         echo ""
         echo "Final conda environment:"
-        conda list | ForEach-Object { "    $_" }
+        conda list | ForEach-Object { "    $($_)" }
 
     - name: Setup TPL package directories
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_pr_and_main.yml b/.github/workflows/test_pr_and_main.yml
index 9e7992d89c4..47f5dd8140a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_pr_and_main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_pr_and_main.yml
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ jobs:
 
         echo ""
         echo "Final conda environment:"
-        conda list | ForEach-Object { "    $_" }
+        conda list | ForEach-Object { "    $($_)" }
 
     - name: Setup TPL package directories
       run: |