diff --git a/.ci-scripts/lint.sh b/.ci-scripts/lint.sh
index e351356b3847e0209865f7aa2da98a6000c95c2b..2bab553e46a526660abc728f52adfeb6802acd2e 100644
--- a/.ci-scripts/lint.sh
+++ b/.ci-scripts/lint.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-jq --null-input --arg yaml "$(<$1)" '.content=$yaml' \
+jq --null-input --arg yaml "$1" '.content=$yaml' \
   | curl "https://git.ethitter.com/api/v4/projects/:id/ci/lint?include_merged_yaml=true" \
     --silent \
     --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \