diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions/deploy_v2/action.yml b/.github/workflows/actions/deploy_v2/action.yml
index 42ccc4702..dde0ecf9b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/actions/deploy_v2/action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/actions/deploy_v2/action.yml
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ runs:
       run: |
         tf_vars_file=terraform/aks/config/${{ inputs.environment }}.tfvars.json
         terraform_version=$(awk '/{/{f=/^terraform/;next}f' terraform/aks/provider.tf | grep -o [0-9\.]*)
-        echo "cluster=$(jq -r '.cluster' ${tf_vars_file})" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        echo "aks_app_environment=$(jq -r '.environment' ${tf_vars_file})" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        cluster=$(jq -r '.cluster' ${tf_vars_file})
+        aks_app_environment=$(jq -r '.environment' ${tf_vars_file})
         echo "TERRAFORM_VERSION=$terraform_version" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        echo "namespace=$(jq -r '.namespace' ${tf_vars_file})" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
         if [[ $cluster == 'production' ]]; then
-          app_hostname=getintoteachingapi-${{ env.aks_app_environment }}.teacherservices.cloud"
+          app_hostname=getintoteachingapi-${aks_app_environment}.teacherservices.cloud
         else
-          app_hostname=getintoteachingapi-${{ env.aks_app_environment }}.${cluster}.teacherservices.cloud"
+          app_hostname=getintoteachingapi-${aks_app_environment}.${cluster}.teacherservices.cloud
         fi
         echo "app_hostname=${app_hostname}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         echo "app_hostname=${app_hostname}"