diff --git a/.github/workflows/frontend-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/frontend-tests.yml
index 3dfe5d66d..76938e4d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/frontend-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/frontend-tests.yml
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Write custom settings.json with loglevel WARN
       run: |
-        "sed 's/\"loglevel\": \"INFO\",/\"loglevel\": \"WARN\",/' < settings.json.template > settings.json"
-        "sed 's/\"minify\": \"true\",/\"minify\": \"false\",/' < settings.json > settings.json"
+        "sed 's/\"loglevel\": \"INFO\",/\"loglevel\": \"WARN\",/' < settings.json.template > settings.json.loglevel"
+        "sed 's/\"minify\": \"true\",/\"minify\": \"false\",/' < settings.json.loglevel > settings.json"
 
     - name: Run the frontend tests
       shell: bash
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Write custom settings.json with loglevel WARN
       run: |
-        "sed 's/\"loglevel\": \"INFO\",/\"loglevel\": \"WARN\",/' < settings.json.template > settings.json"
-        "sed 's/\"minify\": \"true\",/\"minify\": \"false\",/' < settings.json > settings.json"
+        "sed 's/\"loglevel\": \"INFO\",/\"loglevel\": \"WARN\",/' < settings.json.template > settings.json.loglevel"
+        "sed 's/\"minify\": \"true\",/\"minify\": \"false\",/' < settings.json.loglevel > settings.json"
 
       # XXX we should probably run all tests, because plugins could effect their results
     - name: Remove standard frontend test files, so only plugin tests are run