diff --git a/.github/workflows/push-automation.yml b/.github/workflows/push-automation.yml
index bd451b40..02ca81b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push-automation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push-automation.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ on:
   # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+env:
+  BRANCH_NAME: ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}
+
 # A workflow run is made up of one or more jobs that can run sequentially or in parallel
 jobs:
   # This workflow contains a single job called "build"
@@ -24,13 +27,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Zip artifact for deployment
-        env:
-          BRANCH_NAME: ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}
         run: zip rngai-${{ env.BRANCH_NAME }}.zip ./* -r
 
       - name: Upload artifact for deployment job
-        env:
-          BRANCH_NAME: ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
           name: rngai