diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-user-config.yml b/.github/workflows/build-user-config.yml
index 7d97b8c9a14b..f8bd47ad209f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-user-config.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-user-config.yml
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ jobs:
           shield: ${{ matrix.shield }}
           artifact_name: ${{ matrix.artifact-name }}
         run: |
-          echo "tmp_dir=$(mktemp -d)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "tmp_config_dir=${{ env.tmp_dir }}/config/" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          export new_tmp_dir=$(mktemp -d)
+          echo "tmp_dir=${new_tmp_dir}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "tmp_config_dir=${new_tmp_dir}/config/" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           if [ -e zephyr/module.yml ]; then
             export zmk_load_arg=" -DZMK_EXTRA_MODULES='${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}'"
           fi
@@ -79,7 +80,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "artifact_name=${artifact_name:-${shield:+$shield-}${board}-zmk}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Move config files to isolate temporary directory
-        run: mv ${{ input.config_path }}/* "${{ env.tmp_config_dir }}/""
+        run: mv ${{ inputs.config_path }}/* "${{ env.tmp_config_dir }}/"
+
       - name: Cache west modules
         uses: actions/cache@v3.0.11
         continue-on-error: true
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
             ${{ runner.os }}-
 
       - name: West Init
-        run: west init -l "${{ inputs.config_path }}"
+        run: west init -l "${{ env.tmp_config_dir }}"
 
       - name: West Update
         run: west update