diff --git a/.github/workflows/maintain_cache.yml b/.github/workflows/maintain_cache.yml
index 1ac9dcf43..6160d3080 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maintain_cache.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maintain_cache.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
           cat <<- EOF > request.json
           { 
             "message": "$MESSAGE",
-            "content": "$( base64 -i $FILE_TO_COMMIT )",
+            "content": "$( base64 -w 0 -i $FILE_TO_COMMIT )",
             "encoding": "base64",
             "branch":" $DESTINATION_BRANCH",
             "sha"= "$SHA"