diff --git a/build/azure-pipelines.yml b/build/azure-pipelines.yml
index 8dbc3355db..5cc2ca6f1e 100644
--- a/build/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/build/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -253,8 +253,7 @@ stages:
                   inputs:
                       scriptType: inlineScript
                       inlineScript: >
-                          $jsonObject = "{ ""username"": ""$env:Umbraco__CMS__Unattended__UnattendedUserEmail"", ""password"" : ""$env:Umbraco__CMS__Unattended__UnattendedUserPassword"" }"
-                          $jsonObject | ConvertTo-Json | Set-Content -Path "src/Umbraco.Tests.AcceptanceTest/cypress.env.json"
+                          "{ ""username"": ""$env:Umbraco__CMS__Unattended__UnattendedUserEmail"", ""password"" : ""$env:Umbraco__CMS__Unattended__UnattendedUserPassword"" }" | Set-Content -Path "src/Umbraco.Tests.AcceptanceTest/cypress.env.json"
                 - task: Npm@1
                   name: PrepareTask
                   displayName: npm install (AcceptanceTest)