diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/templates/stages/deploy-stage.yml b/.azure-pipelines/templates/stages/deploy-stage.yml
index 8ce0f171a..3c9356de9 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/templates/stages/deploy-stage.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/templates/stages/deploy-stage.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ stages:
               secureFile: snapcraft.cfg
           - bash: |
               set -e
-              export SNAPCRAFT_STORE_CREDENTIALS=$(snapcraftCfg.secureFilePath)
+              export SNAPCRAFT_STORE_CREDENTIALS=$(cat snapcraftCfg.secureFilePath)
               snapcraft login
               for SNAP_FILE in snap/*.snap; do
                 tools/retry.sh eval snapcraft upload --release=${{ parameters.snapReleaseChannel }} "${SNAP_FILE}"