diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index f7a5e383e8..e2afe2cdca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: checkout_kokkos
       uses: actions/checkout@f43a0e5ff2bd294095638e18286ca9a3d1956744 # v3.6.0
       with:
-        repository: kokkos/kokkos
-	ref: 4.3.00
-	path: kokkos
+        repository: 'kokkos/kokkos'
+	ref: '4.3.00'
+	path: 'kokkos'
 
     - name: configure_kokkos
       run: |