diff --git a/enos/modules/upgrade_client/scripts/verify_allocs.sh b/enos/modules/upgrade_client/scripts/verify_allocs.sh
index edaed955c..2fc2bf27c 100755
--- a/enos/modules/upgrade_client/scripts/verify_allocs.sh
+++ b/enos/modules/upgrade_client/scripts/verify_allocs.sh
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ if [ -z "$current_allocs" ]; then
     error_exit "Failed to read allocs for node: $client_id"
 fi
 
-IDs=$(echo $ALLOCS | jq '[ .[] | select(.ClientStatus == "running")] | [.[].ID] | join(" ")')
+IDs=$(echo $ALLOCS | jq -r '[ .[] | select(.ClientStatus == "running")] | [.[].ID] | join(" ")')
 
 IFS=' ' read -r -a INPUT_ARRAY <<< "${IDs[*]}"
 IFS=' ' read -r -a RUNNING_ARRAY <<< "$current_allocs"