diff --git a/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/.github/workflows/test.yml b/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 38fd8d7e6..fd66735dc 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/cookiecutter/mapper-template/{{cookiecutter.mapper_id}}/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ jobs:
     - run: pipx install tox
     - name: Run Tox
       run: |
-        tox -e $(echo py${{ matrix.python-version }} | tr -d .)
+        tox -e $(echo py{{ '${{ matrix.python-version }}' }} | tr -d .)
diff --git a/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/.github/workflows/test.yml b/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 251ffbc7a..ed9549bca 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/cookiecutter/tap-template/{{cookiecutter.tap_id}}/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ jobs:
     - run: pipx install tox
     - name: Run Tox
       run: |
-        tox -e $(echo py${{ matrix.python-version }} | tr -d .)
+        tox -e $(echo py{{ '${{ matrix.python-version }}' }} | tr -d .)
diff --git a/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/.github/workflows/test.yml b/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 6fed34b5f..9a098a000 100644
--- a/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/cookiecutter/target-template/{{cookiecutter.target_id}}/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ jobs:
     - run: pipx install tox
     - name: Run Tox
       run: |
-        tox -e $(echo py${{ matrix.python-version }} | tr -d .)
+        tox -e $(echo py{{ '${{ matrix.python-version }}' }} | tr -d .)