diff --git a/krebs/3modules/ci.nix b/krebs/3modules/ci.nix
index 817539645..16c6d4315 100644
--- a/krebs/3modules/ci.nix
+++ b/krebs/3modules/ci.nix
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ let
               },
               name="get_steps",
               command=["${getJobs}"],
-              property="steps_json"
+              extract_fn=lambda rc, stdout, stderr: { 'steps_json': stdout },
           ))
           f_${name}.addStep(StepToStartMoreSteps(command=["echo"])) # TODO remove dummy command from here