diff --git a/tools/citool/cmd/filter_cmd.go b/tools/citool/cmd/filter_cmd.go
index 20ba6b2a4..ea0d7d029 100644
--- a/tools/citool/cmd/filter_cmd.go
+++ b/tools/citool/cmd/filter_cmd.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ func filterTests(allTests []CITestConf, workflow, testType, ids string, envresol
 
 		if workflowMatch && typeMatch && idMatch {
 			test.IDSanitized = sanitizeTestID(test.ID)
+			test.TestArtifactOnFailureStr = strings.Join(test.TestArtifactOnFailure, "\n")
 			filteredTests = append(filteredTests, test)
 		}
 		if envresolve {
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ func filterAndMergeTests(allTests []CITestConf, workflow, testType, base64Tests
 				test.TestEnvVars[k] = v
 			}
 			test.IDSanitized = sanitizeTestID(test.ID)
+			test.TestArtifactOnFailureStr = strings.Join(test.TestArtifactOnFailure, "\n")
 			filteredTests = append(filteredTests, test)
 		}
 		if envresolve {
diff --git a/tools/citool/cmd/types.go b/tools/citool/cmd/types.go
index fc74fb482..7ee3e3b3a 100644
--- a/tools/citool/cmd/types.go
+++ b/tools/citool/cmd/types.go
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ type CITestConf struct {
 	TestConfigOverridePath     string            `yaml:"test_config_override_path" json:"test_config_override_path"`
 	TestSecretsRequired        bool              `yaml:"test_secrets_required" json:"test_secrets_required"`
 	TestEnvVars                map[string]string `yaml:"test_env_vars" json:"test_env_vars"`
-	TestArtifactOnFailure      []string          `yaml:"test_artifacts_on_failure" json:"test_artifacts_on_failure"`
+	TestArtifactOnFailure      []string          `yaml:"test_artifacts_on_failure" json:"-"`
+	TestArtifactOnFailureStr   string            `json:"test_artifacts_on_failure"` // TestArtifactOnFailure in string format with new lines to be used in Github Actions
 	RemoteRunnerMemory         string            `yaml:"remote_runner_memory" json:"remote_runner_memory"`
 	PyroscopeEnv               string            `yaml:"pyroscope_env" json:"pyroscope_env"`
 	Workflows                  []string          `yaml:"workflows" json:"workflows"`