diff --git a/.github/workflows/assign-issue.yml b/.github/workflows/assign-issue.yml
index 14f9cb4..866c78c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/assign-issue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/assign-issue.yml
@@ -17,12 +17,16 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           users=("jgomez720" "PapalapticAfterblast")
           ISSUE_NUMBER=30  # Get issue number from the input
+
+          # Create a properly formatted JSON string for the assignees array
+          assignees_json=$(printf '%s\n' "${users[@]}" | jq -R . | jq -s .)
+          echo "Assigning users: $assignees_json"
           
           # Assign users to the issue using the correct endpoint
           response=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" -X POST \
             -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-            -d "{\"assignees\": [$(for user in "${users[@]}"; do echo "\"$user\","; done | sed 's/,$//')]}" \
+            -d "{\"assignees\": $assignees_json}" \
             "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/$ISSUE_NUMBER/assignees")
 
           if [ "$response" -eq 201 ]; then