diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-with-cody.yml b/.github/workflows/build-with-cody.yml
index 3d151d99cc..291dc1d87a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-with-cody.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-with-cody.yml
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: gradle/wrapper-validation-action@v3
       - run: yarn global add pnpm@8.6.7
       - run: |
-          if [ -z "${{ github.event.inputs.cody-commit }}" ]; then
+          if [ -z "$CODY_COMMIT" ]; then
             echo "CODY_COMMIT=$(git ls-remote https://github.com/sourcegraph/cody refs/heads/main | cut -f1)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           else
-            echo "CODY_COMMIT=${{ github.event.inputs.cody-commit }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "$CODY_COMMIT" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
+        env:
+          CODY_COMMIT: {{ github.event.inputs.cody-commit }}
       - run: |
           git fetch --prune --unshallow
           echo "RELEASE_VERSION=$(git describe --tags)-$CODY_COMMIT" >> $GITHUB_ENV