diff --git a/.github/actions/bot-ci-failure/test_analyze_failure.py b/.github/actions/bot-ci-failure/test_analyze_failure.py
index fdb728dc..540f82b8 100644
--- a/.github/actions/bot-ci-failure/test_analyze_failure.py
+++ b/.github/actions/bot-ci-failure/test_analyze_failure.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import sys
 import tempfile
 import unittest
+from pathlib import Path
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, mock_open, patch
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
@@ -21,6 +22,19 @@
 )
 
 
+class TestReusableWorkflow(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_allows_escape_sequences_when_fetching_job_logs(self):
+        workflow = (
+            Path(__file__).resolve().parents[3]
+            / ".github/workflows/reusable-bot-ci-failure.yml"
+        )
+        fetch_command = (
+            "gh api --allow-escape-sequences "
+            "repos/$REPO/actions/jobs/$JOB_ID/logs > job_logs.txt"
+        )
+        self.assertIn(fetch_command, workflow.read_text())
+
+
 class TestGetErrorLogs(unittest.TestCase):
     """Tests for get_error_logs function."""
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-bot-ci-failure.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-bot-ci-failure.yml
index 457762c9..3f3e119b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-bot-ci-failure.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-bot-ci-failure.yml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
           > failed_logs.txt
           for JOB_ID in $JOB_IDS; do
             echo "Processing job $JOB_ID"
-            if ! gh api repos/$REPO/actions/jobs/$JOB_ID/logs > job_logs.txt; then
+            if ! gh api --allow-escape-sequences repos/$REPO/actions/jobs/$JOB_ID/logs > job_logs.txt; then
               echo "Could not fetch logs for job $JOB_ID; skipping." >> failed_logs.txt
               continue
             fi