diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_prod.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_prod.yml
index c6d5431d..247f1651 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_prod.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_prod.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Fetch EC2 instances from Auto Scaling Group
         run: |
           INSTANCE_IDS=$(aws autoscaling describe-auto-scaling-groups --auto-scaling-group-names $AWS_AUTO_SCALING_GROUP_NAME --query "AutoScalingGroups[0].Instances[*].InstanceId" --output json)
-          INSTANCE_ID_STRING=$(echo $INSTANCE_IDS | jq -r '. | join(" ")')
+          # INSTANCE_ID_STRING=$(echo $INSTANCE_IDS | jq -r '. | join(" ")')
           # echo "Fetched instances from Auto Scaling Group: $INSTANCE_ID_STRING"
 
       - name: Open SSH port to GitHub Actions IP
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Deploy to EC2
         run: |
           # Extract the instance IDs using jq (JSON processor)
-          IFS=$'\n' read -d '' -r -a INSTANCES <<< "$(echo "$INSTANCE_ID_STRING" | jq -r '.[]')"
+          IFS=$'\n' read -d '' -r -a INSTANCES <<< "$(echo "$INSTANCE_IDS" | jq -r '.[]')"
 
           # Iterate over the array
           for INSTANCE_ID in "${INSTANCES[@]}"; do