diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index 644f404d661..d732baa68d0 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ steps:
     plugins:
       - monorepo-diff#v1.2.0:
           diff: "git diff --name-only HEAD~1"
+          interpolation: false
           watch:
             - path:
                 - deploy/kubernetes/*
@@ -269,6 +270,7 @@ steps:
     plugins:
       - monorepo-diff#v1.2.0:
           diff: "git diff --name-only origin/${GITHUB_PR_TARGET_BRANCH}...HEAD"
+          interpolation: false
           watch:
             - path:
                 - internal/