diff --git a/.github/workflows/reference_variable.yaml b/.github/workflows/reference_variable.yaml
index a4c589a..fa877fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reference_variable.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reference_variable.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
        echo "this is a VAR variable3: ${{ vars.VARIABLE2 }} " | base64
     env:
        ORGSEC1: ${{ secrets.ORGSEC1 }}
-       VARIABLE1: ${{ env.VARIABLE1 }}
+       VARIABLE1: ${{ secrets.VARIABLE1 }}
        VARIABLE2: ${{ vars.VARIABLE2 }}