diff --git a/.github/workflows/exporter-validate-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/exporter-validate-pr.yml
index 7f707ba2ee..c1e81fed38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/exporter-validate-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/exporter-validate-pr.yml
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ jobs:
               head_file=$(git show origin/${{ github.head_ref }}:$file)
 
               # Compare the JSON keys
-              base_keys=$(echo "$base_file" | jq -r 'paths | map(tostring) | join(".")')
-              head_keys=$(echo "$head_file" | jq -r 'paths | map(tostring) | join(".")')
+              base_keys=$(echo "$base_file" | jq -r 'paths | map(tostring) | join(".")' | sed 's/\./\\./g')
+              head_keys=$(echo "$head_file" | jq -r 'paths | map(tostring) | join(".")' | sed 's/\./\\./g')
 
               # Check for removed keys
               removed_keys=$(comm -23 <(echo "$base_keys" | sort) <(echo "$head_keys" | sort))