diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yaml b/.github/workflows/docker.yaml
index 5fed4bcbb0..2eb0bcb530 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yaml
@@ -108,17 +108,15 @@ jobs:
         kubectl set image deployment.apps/notify-celery-email-send-scalable notify-celery-email-send-scalable=$DOCKER_SLUG:$DOCKER_TAG -n=notification-canada-ca --kubeconfig=$HOME/.kube/config        
 
     - name: Update images in staging (Helm)
-      env:
-        GITHUB_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
       run: |
-        echo "DOCKER_TAG=${GITHUB_SHA::7}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        DOCKER_TAG=${GITHUB_SHA::7}
         curl -L \
         -X POST \
           -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
           -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.MANIFESTS_WORKFLOW_TOKEN }}" \
           -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
           https://api.github.com/repos/cds-snc/notification-manifests/dispatches \
-          -d '{"event_type":"update-docker-image","client_payload":{"component":"API","docker_tag":"${{ env.DOCKER_TAG }}"}}'
+          -d '{"event_type":"update-docker-image","client_payload":{"component":"API","docker_tag":"$DOCKER_TAG"}}'
 
     - name: my-app-install token
       id: notify-pr-bot