diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index d0b1e61f4..76fed6f0d 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ pipeline {
         BUILD_IMAGE = "registry.lksnext.com/devsecops/maven-java-17:2.0"
         SONAR_HOST_URL = "https://sonarqubeenterprise.devops.lksnext.com/"
         SONAR_TOKEN = credentials('sonarenterprise-analysis-token')
-        SONAR_BRANCH = env.BRANCH_NAME
+        SONAR_BRANCH = "${env.BRANCH_NAME}"
     }
     stages {
         stage('Sonar') {