diff --git a/.github/workflows/selfhosted.yml b/.github/workflows/selfhosted.yml
index b95ef2a05..17aa5e9ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/selfhosted.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/selfhosted.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: make
       run: vmrun make
     - name: install moduli
-      run: vmrun sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/; sudo cp moduli /usr/local/etc/
+      run: vmrun "sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/; sudo cp moduli /usr/local/etc/"
     - name: make tests
       run: vmrun ./.github/run_test.sh ${{ matrix.configs }}
     - name: save regress logs