diff --git a/.github/workflows/canary.yml b/.github/workflows/canary.yml
index f5972a65..61b7a99b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/canary.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/canary.yml
@@ -75,10 +75,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           CONTROLLER=$(juju whoami --format yaml | yq .controller)
 
-          echo "JUJU_AGENT_VERSION=$(juju show-controller | yq .$CONTROLLER.details.agent-version |tr -d '"')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "JUJU_AGENT_VERSION=$(juju show-controller | yq -r .$CONTROLLER.details.agent-version)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "JUJU_CONTROLLER_ADDRESSES=$(juju show-controller | yq .$CONTROLLER.details.api-endpoints | yq -r '. | join(",")')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "JUJU_USERNAME=$(juju show-controller | yq .$CONTROLLER.account.user)"  >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "JUJU_PASSWORD=$(cat ~/.local/share/juju/accounts.yaml | yq .controllers.$CONTROLLER.password)"  >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "JUJU_USERNAME=$(juju show-controller | yq -r .$CONTROLLER.account.user)"  >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "JUJU_PASSWORD=$(cat ~/.local/share/juju/accounts.yaml | yq -r .controllers.$CONTROLLER.password)"  >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "JUJU_CA_CERT<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           juju show-controller | yq .$CONTROLLER.details.ca-cert >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_add_machine.yml b/.github/workflows/test_add_machine.yml
index b6d06295..5f174054 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_add_machine.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_add_machine.yml
@@ -79,12 +79,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           CONTROLLER=$(juju whoami --format yaml | yq .controller)
 
-          echo "JUJU_AGENT_VERSION=$(juju show-controller | yq .$CONTROLLER.details.agent-version |tr -d '"')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "JUJU_AGENT_VERSION=$(juju show-controller | yq -r .$CONTROLLER.details.agent-version)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "JUJU_CONTROLLER_ADDRESSES=$(juju show-controller | yq .$CONTROLLER.details.api-endpoints | yq -r '. | join(",")')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "JUJU_USERNAME=$(juju show-controller | yq .$CONTROLLER.account.user)"  >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "JUJU_PASSWORD=$(cat ~/.local/share/juju/accounts.yaml | yq .controllers.$CONTROLLER.password)"  >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "JUJU_USERNAME=$(juju show-controller | yq -r .$CONTROLLER.account.user)"  >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "JUJU_PASSWORD=$(cat ~/.local/share/juju/accounts.yaml | yq -r .controllers.$CONTROLLER.password)"  >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "JUJU_CA_CERT<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          juju show-controller | yq .$CONTROLLER.details.ca-cert >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          juju show-controller | yq -r .$CONTROLLER.details.ca-cert >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - run: go mod download
       - name: Create a new machine on lxd
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_integration.yml b/.github/workflows/test_integration.yml
index 317397b2..4a218c28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_integration.yml
@@ -88,12 +88,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           CONTROLLER=$(juju whoami --format yaml | yq .controller)
 
-          echo "JUJU_AGENT_VERSION=$(juju show-controller | yq .$CONTROLLER.details.agent-version |tr -d '"')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "JUJU_AGENT_VERSION=$(juju show-controller | yq -r .$CONTROLLER.details.agent-version)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "JUJU_CONTROLLER_ADDRESSES=$(juju show-controller | yq .$CONTROLLER.details.api-endpoints | yq -r '. | join(",")')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "JUJU_USERNAME=$(juju show-controller | yq .$CONTROLLER.account.user)"  >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "JUJU_PASSWORD=$(cat ~/.local/share/juju/accounts.yaml | yq .controllers.$CONTROLLER.password)"  >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "JUJU_USERNAME=$(juju show-controller | yq -r .$CONTROLLER.account.user)"  >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "JUJU_PASSWORD=$(cat ~/.local/share/juju/accounts.yaml | yq -r .controllers.$CONTROLLER.password)"  >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "JUJU_CA_CERT<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          juju show-controller | yq .$CONTROLLER.details.ca-cert >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          juju show-controller | yq -r .$CONTROLLER.details.ca-cert >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "TEST_MANAGEMENT_BR=10.150.40.0/24" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "TEST_PUBLIC_BR=10.170.80.0/24" >> $GITHUB_ENV
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_integration_jaas.yaml b/.github/workflows/test_integration_jaas.yaml
index 6209005c..6bf5a595 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_integration_jaas.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_integration_jaas.yaml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
           CONTROLLER=$(juju whoami --format yaml | yq .controller)
           
           echo "IS_JAAS=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "JUJU_AGENT_VERSION=$(juju show-controller | yq .$CONTROLLER.details.agent-version |tr -d '"')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "JUJU_AGENT_VERSION=$(juju show-controller | yq -r .$CONTROLLER.details.agent-version)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "JUJU_CONTROLLER_ADDRESSES=$(juju show-controller | yq .$CONTROLLER.details.api-endpoints | yq -r '. | join(",")')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "JUJU_CLIENT_ID=${{ steps.jaas.outputs.client-id }}"  >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "JUJU_CLIENT_SECRET=${{ steps.jaas.outputs.client-secret }}"  >> $GITHUB_ENV
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
index 7ec2656e..e9dcf2fd 100644
--- a/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/index.md
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ provider "juju" {
 Define the Juju controller credentials in the provider definition via environment variables. These can be set up as follows:
 
 ```shell
-export CONTROLLER=$(juju whoami | yq .Controller)
-export JUJU_CONTROLLER_ADDRESSES="$(juju show-controller | yq '.[$CONTROLLER]'.details.\"api-endpoints\" | tr -d "[]' "|tr -d '"'|tr -d '\n')"
-export JUJU_USERNAME="$(cat ~/.local/share/juju/accounts.yaml | yq .controllers.$CONTROLLER.user|tr -d '"')"
-export JUJU_PASSWORD="$(cat ~/.local/share/juju/accounts.yaml | yq .controllers.$CONTROLLER.password|tr -d '"')"
-export JUJU_CA_CERT="$(juju show-controller $(echo $CONTROLLER|tr -d '"') | yq '.[$CONTROLLER]'.details.\"ca-cert\"|tr -d '"'|sed 's/\\n/\n/g')"
+export CONTROLLER=$(juju whoami --format yaml | yq .controller)
+export JUJU_CONTROLLER_ADDRESSES=$(juju show-controller | yq .$CONTROLLER.details.\"api-endpoints\" | yq -r '. | join(",")')
+export JUJU_USERNAME=$(juju show-controller | yq -r .$CONTROLLER.account.user)
+export JUJU_PASSWORD=$(cat ~/.local/share/juju/accounts.yaml | yq -r .controllers.$CONTROLLER.password)
+export JUJU_CA_CERT=$(juju show-controller | yq -r .$CONTROLLER.details.\"ca-cert\")
 ```
 
 ### Populated by the provider via the juju CLI client.
diff --git a/templates/index.md.tmpl b/templates/index.md.tmpl
index a98b9a50..89e9ccb8 100644
--- a/templates/index.md.tmpl
+++ b/templates/index.md.tmpl
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ provider "juju" {
 Define the Juju controller credentials in the provider definition via environment variables. These can be set up as follows:
 
 ```shell
-export CONTROLLER=$(juju whoami | yq .Controller)
-export JUJU_CONTROLLER_ADDRESSES="$(juju show-controller | yq '.[$CONTROLLER]'.details.\"api-endpoints\" | tr -d "[]' "|tr -d '"'|tr -d '\n')"
-export JUJU_USERNAME="$(cat ~/.local/share/juju/accounts.yaml | yq .controllers.$CONTROLLER.user|tr -d '"')"
-export JUJU_PASSWORD="$(cat ~/.local/share/juju/accounts.yaml | yq .controllers.$CONTROLLER.password|tr -d '"')"
-export JUJU_CA_CERT="$(juju show-controller $(echo $CONTROLLER|tr -d '"') | yq '.[$CONTROLLER]'.details.\"ca-cert\"|tr -d '"'|sed 's/\\n/\n/g')"
+export CONTROLLER=$(juju whoami --format yaml | yq .controller)
+export JUJU_CONTROLLER_ADDRESSES=$(juju show-controller | yq .$CONTROLLER.details.\"api-endpoints\" | yq -r '. | join(",")')
+export JUJU_USERNAME=$(juju show-controller | yq -r .$CONTROLLER.account.user)
+export JUJU_PASSWORD=$(cat ~/.local/share/juju/accounts.yaml | yq -r .controllers.$CONTROLLER.password)
+export JUJU_CA_CERT=$(juju show-controller | yq -r .$CONTROLLER.details.\"ca-cert\")
 ```
 
 ### Populated by the provider via the juju CLI client.