diff --git a/scripts/prepare-web.sh b/scripts/prepare-web.sh
index c53136a37..f55e5ed2d 100755
--- a/scripts/prepare-web.sh
+++ b/scripts/prepare-web.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ rm -r assets/js/package
 mkdir -p assets/js/package
 touch assets/js/package/.gitkeep
 
-OLM_VERSION=$(cat pubspec.yaml | yq .dependencies.flutter_olm)
+OLM_VERSION=$(cat pubspec.yaml | yq -r .dependencies.flutter_olm)
 DOWNLOAD_PATH="https://github.com/famedly/olm/releases/download/v$OLM_VERSION/olm.zip"
 
 cd assets/js/ && curl -L $DOWNLOAD_PATH > olm.zip && cd ../../