diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests_windows_cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/tests_windows_cpp.yml
index 4c417ccab..45e6c643a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests_windows_cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests_windows_cpp.yml
@@ -139,12 +139,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build and run unit tests for code coverage
         run: |
+            echo "${$env:SCIPY_OPENBLAS32}"
             cmake -BBuild `
               -DBUILD_TESTS=ON `
               -DENABLE_OPENMP=OFF `
               -DENABLE_PYTHON=OFF `
               -DENABLE_GATE_DISPATCHER=OFF `
-              -DSCIPY_OPENBLAS=$env:SCIPY_OPENBLAS32 `
+              -DSCIPY_OPENBLAS=${$env:SCIPY_OPENBLAS32} `
               -DPL_BACKEND=${{ matrix.pl_backend }} `
               -DENABLE_WARNINGS=OFF
             cmake --build .\Build --config RelWithDebInfo
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ jobs:
               -DBUILD_TESTS=ON `
               -DENABLE_PYTHON=OFF `
               -DENABLE_GATE_DISPATCHER=OFF `
-              -DSCIPY_OPENBLAS=$env:SCIPY_OPENBLAS32 `
+              -DSCIPY_OPENBLAS=${$env:SCIPY_OPENBLAS32} `
               -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=D:\a\pennylane-lightning\pennylane-lightning\Kokkos `
               -DENABLE_OPENMP=OFF `
               -DPL_BACKEND=${{ matrix.pl_backend }} `