diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/kubeconform.yml b/.gitea/workflows/kubeconform.yml
index c2f2da1..5360fd5 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/kubeconform.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/kubeconform.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
           for file in ${ALL_CHANGED_FILES}; do
             [ -z "$file" ] && continue
             echo "=== Validating: $file ==="
-            MANIFESTS=$(yq e '.[]' "$file" | jq -c 'select(.kind != null)')
+            MANIFESTS=$(yq e -o=json '.[]' "$file" | jq -c 'select(.kind != null)')
 
             for manifest in "${MANIFESTS[@]}"; do
               KIND=$(echo $manifest | yq -r '.kind // ""')