diff --git a/templates/iac-sast.yml b/templates/iac-sast.yml
index 3da0295..81ff32c 100644
--- a/templates/iac-sast.yml
+++ b/templates/iac-sast.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,6 @@ kics-iac-sast:
       sast: gl-sast-report.json
   allow_failure: true
   rules:
-    - if: $[[ inputs.excluded_analyzers ]] =~ /kics/
+    - if: '"$[[ inputs.excluded_analyzers ]]" =~ /kics/'
       when: never
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH