diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/modlist.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/modlist.yaml
index 71e261f..c653b85 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/modlist.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/modlist.yaml
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           unzip unzip_me.zip
           ls *.jar
-          echo "file_list=$(ls *.jar)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "file_list=$(ls *.jar | base64)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: "truncate readme"
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          echo "${{ steps.get_files.outputs.test }}"
+          echo "${{ steps.get_files.outputs.file_list }}"
         # run: |
         #   sed -i 's/MODS:.*/MODS:/' README.md
         #   cat README.md