diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily_README.yaml b/.github/workflows/daily_README.yaml
index 4be1ab9b1..36319adff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily_README.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily_README.yaml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ jobs:
           sed -i "s|%%STATS_THREE%%|${STATS_THREE^}|g" README2.md
 
           # shellcheck disable=SC2002
-          for var in "${STATS_ONE^}" "${STATS_TWO^}" "${STATS_THREE^}"; do
+          for var in "${STATS_ONE}" "${STATS_TWO}" "${STATS_THREE}"; do
             j=0; k=0
            # shellcheck disable=SC2002
             for i in $(sed -n "/$var/p" Stats); do