diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 2ab8363e..2a8e11c5 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # 31 march 2019
 
 variables:
-- name: releaseExamples
-  value: ['controlgallery', 'cpp-multithread', 'datetime', 'drawtext', 'histogram', 'tester', 'timer']
+  releaseExamplesUnix: 'controlgallery cpp-multithread datetime drawtext histogram tester timer'
 
 jobs:
 - job: linux_amd64_shared_ninja
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       pushd build/meson-out
       cp ../../ui.h ../../ui_unix.h .
       echo tar czf $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/libui-$(Build.SourceBranchName)-linux-amd64-shared.tgz libui.so.0 ui.h ui_unix.h
-      echo tar czf $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/examples-$(Build.SourceBranchName)-linux-amd64-shared.tgz $[join(' ', variables.releaseExamples)]
+      echo tar czf $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/examples-$(Build.SourceBranchName)-linux-amd64-shared.tgz $(variables.releaseExamplesUnix)
       rm ui.h ui_unix.h
       popd
     displayName: 'Create Artifacts'