diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 2a97fce..cee3c36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ jobs:
           printf '%s\n' "323442" "424" >> test/new.txt
           printf '%s\n' "323442" "424" >> test/new1.txt
           printf '%s\n' "323442" "424" >> test/new2.txt
-      - name: Test test/new.txt file has changes
+          printf '%s\n' "323442" "424" >> "test/\$(whoami).txt"
+        shell: bash
+      - name: Test test/new*.txt file has changes
         uses: ./
         id: changed_files_expected
         with:
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ jobs:
             !test/new.txt
             !test/new1.txt
             !test/new2.txt
+            !test/$(whoami).txt
             !unstaged.txt
       - name: Verify Changes to unstaged.txt are ignored
         if: steps.changed_unstaged_files_not_expected.outputs.files_changed != 'false'
@@ -128,6 +131,7 @@ jobs:
             !test/new.txt
             !test/new1.txt
             !test/new2.txt
+            !test/$(whoami).txt
             unstaged.txt
       - name: Verify Changes to unstaged.txt are ignored
         if: steps.changed_unstaged2_files_expected.outputs.files_changed != 'true'
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index e32d08a..720b999 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ runs:
         separator: "|"
         match-directories: false
         match-gitignore-files: ${{ inputs.match-gitignore-files }}
+        escape-paths: ${{ inputs.safe_output }}
     - run: |
         bash $GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/entrypoint.sh
       id: verify-changed-files
diff --git a/test/$(whoami).txt b/test/$(whoami).txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9daeafb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/$(whoami).txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test