diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 27ce149b..f1f7908a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ jobs:
              $gam calendar $gam_user addevent summary "GHA test event" start "${starttime}" end "${endtime}" attendee $newgroup hangoutsmeet guestscanmodify true sendupdates all
              $gam calendar $gam_user printevents after -0d
              $gam config enable_dasa false save
-             matterid=uid:$($gam create vaultmatter name "GHA matter $newbase" description "test matter" collaborators $newuser | head -1 | cut -d ' ' -f 3)
+             matterid=uid:$($gam create vaultmatter name "GHA matter $newbase" description "test matter" collaborators $newuser | head -1 | awk -F'[()]' '{print $2}')
              $gam create vaulthold matter $matterid name "GHA hold $newbase" corpus mail accounts $newuser
              $gam print vaultmatters matterstate open
              $gam print vaultholds matter $matterid