diff --git a/airflow/example_dags/example_inlet_event_extra.py b/airflow/example_dags/example_inlet_event_extra.py
index 471a215532b47..4b7567fc2f87e 100644
--- a/airflow/example_dags/example_inlet_event_extra.py
+++ b/airflow/example_dags/example_inlet_event_extra.py
@@ -57,5 +57,5 @@ def read_dataset_event(*, inlet_events=None):
     BashOperator(
         task_id="read_dataset_event_from_classic",
         inlets=[ds],
-        bash_command="echo {{ inlet_events['s3://output/1.txt'][-1].extra }}",
+        bash_command="echo '{{ inlet_events['s3://output/1.txt'][-1].extra | tojson }}'",
     )