diff --git a/.github/workflows/cloud-runner-aws-pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/cloud-runner-aws-pipeline.yml
index 5838b031..0d1fc858 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cloud-runner-aws-pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cloud-runner-aws-pipeline.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ env:
   AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
   AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: eu-west-2
   AWS_BASE_STACK_NAME: game-ci-github-pipelines
-  CLOUD_RUNNER_BRANCH: ${{ env.GITHUB_REF }}
+  CLOUD_RUNNER_BRANCH: ${{ github.ref }}
   CLOUD_RUNNER_TESTS: true
   DEBUG: true
   UNITY_LICENSE: ${{ secrets.UNITY_LICENSE }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cloud-runner-k8s-pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/cloud-runner-k8s-pipeline.yml
index f4253f31..b8b308e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cloud-runner-k8s-pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cloud-runner-k8s-pipeline.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ env:
   AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
   AWS_DEFAULT_REGION: eu-west-2
   AWS_BASE_STACK_NAME: game-ci-github-pipelines
-  CLOUD_RUNNER_BRANCH: ${{ env.GITHUB_REF }}
+  CLOUD_RUNNER_BRANCH: ${{ github.ref }}
   CLOUD_RUNNER_TESTS: true
   DEBUG: true
   UNITY_LICENSE: ${{ secrets.UNITY_LICENSE }}