diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-dcc-config.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-dcc-config.yml
index d56804c..f22cab0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-dcc-config.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-dcc-config.yml
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - id: files
         uses: masesgroup/retrieve-changed-files@v3
-      - run: |
-          echo "configs=$(echo ${{ steps.files.outputs.added_modified }} | tr ' ' '\n' | grep dca_config\\.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - id: filter_files
+        run: |
+          echo "configs=$(echo ${{ steps.files.outputs.added_modified }} | tr ' ' '\n' | grep dca_config\\.json)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo ${configs}
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Validate JSON
         uses: docker://orrosenblatt/validate-json-action:latest
         env:
           INPUT_SCHEMA: schemas/dca_config.schema.json
-          INPUT_JSONS: ${{ steps.files.outputs.configs }}
+          INPUT_JSONS: ${{ steps.filter_files.outputs.configs }}
 
diff --git a/test/smoke_test_dca_config.json b/test/smoke_test_dca_config.json
index f6aba2c..efd4a5a 100644
--- a/test/smoke_test_dca_config.json
+++ b/test/smoke_test_dca_config.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"a":"b","project_name":"DCA Smoke Test","synapse_asset_view":"syn52701135","data_model_url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Sage-Bionetworks/data-models/main/example.model.jsonld","template_menu_config_file":"dcc/demo/dca-template-config.json","logo_location":"dcc/demo/Logo_Sage_Logomark.png","logo_link":"https://synapse.org","manifest_output_format":"google_sheet","manifest_use_annotations":false,"validate_restrict_rules":false,"submit_use_schema_labels":true,"submit_table_manipulation":"replace","submit_manifest_record_type":"table_and_file","submit_hide_blanks":false,"use_compliance_dashboard":false,"primary_col":"#2a668d","secondary_col":"#184e71","sidebar_col":"#191919"}
+{"b":"b","project_name":"DCA Smoke Test","synapse_asset_view":"syn52701135","data_model_url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Sage-Bionetworks/data-models/main/example.model.jsonld","template_menu_config_file":"dcc/demo/dca-template-config.json","logo_location":"dcc/demo/Logo_Sage_Logomark.png","logo_link":"https://synapse.org","manifest_output_format":"google_sheet","manifest_use_annotations":false,"validate_restrict_rules":false,"submit_use_schema_labels":true,"submit_table_manipulation":"replace","submit_manifest_record_type":"table_and_file","submit_hide_blanks":false,"use_compliance_dashboard":false,"primary_col":"#2a668d","secondary_col":"#184e71","sidebar_col":"#191919"}