diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-app.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-app.yml
index af5f396..8a3403b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-app.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-app.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Deploy deployment to GKE
         working-directory: k8s/
         run: |
+          export IMAGE_NAME=${{ vars.REGION }}-docker.pkg.dev/${{ vars.PROJECT_ID }}/${{ vars.prefix }}-${{ vars.PROJECT_ID }}/app:${{ github.run_id }}
           kubectl apply -f api-configmap.yaml
           kubectl apply -f api-deployment.yaml
           kubectl apply -f api-service.yaml
diff --git a/k8s/api-deployment.yaml b/k8s/api-deployment.yaml
index bdadfc2..e67c406 100644
--- a/k8s/api-deployment.yaml
+++ b/k8s/api-deployment.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: api-container
-          image: "${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}"
+          image: $IMAGE_NAME
           workingDir: /usr/api
           resources:
             requests: