diff --git a/ci/bash-lib.yml b/ci/bash-lib.yml
index 52d3cb1e7c..55669de213 100644
--- a/ci/bash-lib.yml
+++ b/ci/bash-lib.yml
@@ -145,3 +145,4 @@ steps:
     END
     echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=${{parameters.var_name}}]$TMP"
   displayName: install Bash lib
+  condition: always()
diff --git a/ci/daily_tell_slack.yml b/ci/daily_tell_slack.yml
index 3afee106af..fcd9d1bd8a 100644
--- a/ci/daily_tell_slack.yml
+++ b/ci/daily_tell_slack.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ steps:
     set -euo pipefail
     eval "$(dev-env/bin/dade assist)"
     source $(bash_lib)
-    COMMIT_TITLE="$(escape_slack $(git log --pretty=format:%s -n1 ${{ parameters.trigger_sha }}))"
+    COMMIT_TITLE="$(escape_slack "$(git log --pretty=format:%s -n1 ${{ parameters.trigger_sha }})")"
     COMMIT_LINK="<https://dev.azure.com/digitalasset/daml/_build/results?buildId=$(Build.BuildId)|${COMMIT_TITLE}>"
     if [ "$(Agent.JobStatus)" != "Succeeded" ]; then
         MESSAGE="\":fire: :fire: <!here> :fire: :fire:\n$(Agent.JobName) *FAILED*: $COMMIT_LINK\n:fire: :fire:\""
diff --git a/ci/tell-slack-failed.yml b/ci/tell-slack-failed.yml
index 7c84d935d7..1fee318e97 100644
--- a/ci/tell-slack-failed.yml
+++ b/ci/tell-slack-failed.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ steps:
   - bash: |
       set -euo pipefail
       source $(bash_lib)
-      COMMIT_TITLE="$(escape_slack $(git log --pretty=format:%s -n1 ${{ parameters.trigger_sha }}))"
+      COMMIT_TITLE="$(escape_slack "$(git log --pretty=format:%s -n1 ${{ parameters.trigger_sha }})")"
       COMMIT_LINK="<https://dev.azure.com/digitalasset/daml/_build/results?buildId=$(Build.BuildId)|${COMMIT_TITLE}>"
       if [ -z "${{ parameters.trigger_sha }}" ]; then
           WARNING="<!here> *FAILED* $(Build.SourceBranchName)/$(Agent.JobName): $COMMIT_LINK"