diff --git a/docs/marketplace-polyrepo-migration/migration/run-operator-window.sh b/docs/marketplace-polyrepo-migration/migration/run-operator-window.sh
index 3073439..3936b2d 100644
--- a/docs/marketplace-polyrepo-migration/migration/run-operator-window.sh
+++ b/docs/marketplace-polyrepo-migration/migration/run-operator-window.sh
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ rollout_one() {
   fi
 
   # (b) create the Forgejo repo (201 created | 409 already exists)
-  say "  [b] create repo open/$key…"
+  say "  [b] create repo open/${key}…"
   body="$(mktemp)"
   code="$(curl -sS -o "$body" -w '%{http_code}' -X POST "$API/orgs/open/repos" \
     -H "Authorization: token $FORGEJO_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \