diff --git a/scripts/Invoke-RemoteBuild.ps1 b/scripts/Invoke-RemoteBuild.ps1
index b7d95a8..9d8b824 100644
--- a/scripts/Invoke-RemoteBuild.ps1
+++ b/scripts/Invoke-RemoteBuild.ps1
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ if ($GuestOS -eq 'Linux') {
             # PAT injected via env var inside SSH session — never in args
             $envCloneCmd = "export GIT_CLONE_URL='$cloneTargetUrl'; git clone --depth 1 --branch '$CloneBranch'"
             if ($CloneSubmodules) { $envCloneCmd += ' --recurse-submodules' }
-            $envCloneCmd += " `"`\$GIT_CLONE_URL`" '$GuestLinuxWorkDir'; unset GIT_CLONE_URL"
+            $envCloneCmd += " `"`$GIT_CLONE_URL`" '$GuestLinuxWorkDir'; unset GIT_CLONE_URL"
             Invoke-SshCommand -IP $IPAddress -User $SshUser -KeyPath $SshKeyPath -Command $envCloneCmd
         } else {
             Invoke-SshCommand -IP $IPAddress -User $SshUser -KeyPath $SshKeyPath -Command $cloneCmd