diff --git a/.github/workflows/try-runtime.yml b/.github/workflows/try-runtime.yml
index e272b57e8..6b2c5fd17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/try-runtime.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/try-runtime.yml
@@ -30,9 +30,11 @@ jobs:
         run: cargo build --release --features try-runtime
 
       - name: Test try-runtime on-runtime-upgrade
+        env:
+          WSENDPOINT: ${{ github.event.inputs.wsendpoint }}
         run: |
           ./target/release/avail-node try-runtime \
           --runtime ./target/release/wbuild/da-runtime/da_runtime.compact.compressed.wasm \
           --chain ./misc/genesis/testnet.kate.chain.spec.raw.json \
           on-runtime-upgrade live \
-          -u ${{ github.event.inputs.wsendpoint }}
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+          -u "$WSENDPOINT"
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/weights.yml b/.github/workflows/weights.yml
index 07c35b650..329833956 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/weights.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/weights.yml
@@ -42,15 +42,18 @@ jobs:
         run: echo "$HOME/.cargo/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
 
       - name: Build node and run benchmarks
+        env:
+          EXTRA_INPUT: ${{ github.event.inputs.extra }}
+          OURPALLETS_INPUT: ${{ github.event.inputs.ourpallets }}
         run: |
-          if [ "${{ github.event.inputs.extra }}" != "0" ]; then
-            EXTRA="EXTRA=${{ github.event.inputs.extra }}"
+          if [ "$EXTRA_INPUT" != "0" ]; then
+            EXTRA="EXTRA=$EXTRA_INPUT"
           else
             EXTRA=""
           fi
 
-          if [ "${{ github.event.inputs.ourpallets }}" != "0" ]; then
-            OUR_PALLETS="OUR_PALLETS=${{ github.event.inputs.ourpallets }}"
+          if [ "$OURPALLETS_INPUT" != "0" ]; then
+            OUR_PALLETS="OUR_PALLETS=$OURPALLETS_INPUT"
           else
             OUR_PALLETS=""
           fi