diff --git a/.github/filters.yml b/.github/filters.yml
index 8bdb79be..9f4a4a2c 100644
--- a/.github/filters.yml
+++ b/.github/filters.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ bowtie_align:
   - software/bowtie/build/**
   - tests/software/bowtie/align/**
 
-bowtie_build:
+"bowtie_build":
   - software/bowtie/build/**
   - tests/software/bowtie/build/**
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ bowtie2_align:
   - software/bowtie2/build/**
   - tests/software/bowtie2/align/**
 
-bowtie2_build:
+"bowtie2_build":
   - software/bowtie2/build/**
   - tests/software/bowtie2/build/**
 
diff --git a/tests/software/bowtie/build/test.yml b/tests/software/bowtie/build/test.yml
index 4b8cfd7a..117d36c8 100644
--- a/tests/software/bowtie/build/test.yml
+++ b/tests/software/bowtie/build/test.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   command: nextflow run ./tests/software/bowtie/build -entry test_bowtie_build -c tests/config/nextflow.config
   tags:
     - bowtie
-    - bowtie_build
+    - "bowtie_build"
   files:
     - path: output/bowtie/bowtie/NC_010473.1.ebwt
       md5sum: 90f0b7aa5bbaeaaa999839ac13ad203c
diff --git a/tests/software/bowtie2/build/test.yml b/tests/software/bowtie2/build/test.yml
index d172b5d2..7a2f8de5 100644
--- a/tests/software/bowtie2/build/test.yml
+++ b/tests/software/bowtie2/build/test.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   command: nextflow run ./tests/software/bowtie2/build -entry test_bowtie2_build -c tests/config/nextflow.config
   tags:
     - bowtie2
-    - bowtie2_build
+    - "bowtie2_build"
   files:
     - path: output/bowtie2/bowtie2/NC_010473.1.bt2
       md5sum: 4db22d92e72111a5fbf609b3d9a43015