diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-distros.yml b/.github/workflows/test-distros.yml
index 0d22a6b13b..6fed417360 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-distros.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-distros.yml
@@ -46,14 +46,18 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ./quickget --version
 
+      - name: "create dir"
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p results
+
       - name: "show supported"
         run: |
-          ./quickget | awk 'NR==3,/zorin/' | tr ' ' '\n'
+          ./quickget | awk 'NR==3,/zorin/' | tr ' ' '\n' | tee results/supported.list
 
       - name: "variable"
         id: list-supported
         run: |
-          SUPPORTED=$(./quickget | awk 'NR==3,/zorin/' | tr ' ' '\n')
+          SUPPORTED=$(cat results/supported.list)
           echo "supported=$SUPPORTED" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: "display supported"
@@ -64,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
         id: set-matrix
         run: |
           MATRIX="{\"include\": ["
-          for os in $supported; do
+          for os in ${{ steps.list-supported.outputs.supported }}; do
             MATRIX+="{\"os\": \"$os\"},"
           done
           MATRIX="${MATRIX%,}]}"