diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-staging.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-staging.yml
index 375ea8c..0720683 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-staging.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-staging.yml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
           remote="$STAGING_USER@$staging_host"
 
           shell_quote() {
-            printf "'%s'" "$(printf '%s' "$1" | sed "s/'/'\\"'\\"'/g")"
+            printf "'%s'" "$(printf '%s' "$1" | sed "s/'/'\\\\''/g")"
           }
 
           remote_app_dir="$(shell_quote "$staging_app_dir")"