diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/actions.yaml b/.forgejo/workflows/actions.yaml
index 19f0d7f..294fe91 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/actions.yaml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/actions.yaml
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           COMMIT_MESSAGE="${{ steps.extract_commit_message.outputs.message }}"
-          ESCAPED_COMMIT_MESSAGE=$(printf '%a' "$COMMIT_MESSAGE")
+          ESCAPED_COMMIT_MESSAGE=$(printf '%q' "$COMMIT_MESSAGE")
           OUTPUT="$(python .forgejo/workflows/scripts/message.py '$ESCAPED_COMMIT_MESSAGE')"
           if [ "$OUTPUT" = "Usage: python message.py <commit_message>" ]; then
             echo "Called without commit message!"