diff --git a/.github/workflows/neocities.yml b/.github/workflows/neocities.yml
index 6eb6b7b..cb4212a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/neocities.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/neocities.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cd ${{ github.workspace }}
           echo "<ul class=posts>" > public/posts.html 
-          ./compile.sh >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          test=$(./compile.sh)
+        echo "::set-output name=matrix::$test"
       - name: check matrix
         run: |
           echo "${{ steps.matrix.outputs.value }}"
diff --git a/compile.sh b/compile.sh
index c93a6e6..4c0fe08 100755
--- a/compile.sh
+++ b/compile.sh
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ do
   timestamp=`git log --format=%ad --date=format:'%Y-%m-%d' -- $entry`
   t+="{\"dest\"=$filename,\"time\"=$timestamp},"
 done
-echo "value=${t%?}]"
+echo "${t%?}]"