diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index 9e646b4..7587baf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
                   password: ${{ secrets.GIT_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
 
             - name: Load secrets and save to app.env
-              run: ${{ secrets.APP_ENV }} | jq -r > app.env
+              run: $APP_ENV | jq -r > app.env
 
             - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
               id: meta
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9514074..a5b664f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ jobs:
                 image: postgres:latest
                 # Provide the password for postgres
                 env:
-                    POSTGRES_DB: ${{ secrets.POSTGRES_DB }}
-                    POSTGRES_USER: ${{ secrets.POSTGRES_USER }}
-                    POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.POSTGRES_PASSWORD }}
+                    POSTGRES_DB: ${{ vars.POSTGRES_DB }}
+                    POSTGRES_USER: ${{ vars.POSTGRES_USER }}
+                    POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${{ vars.POSTGRES_PASSWORD }}
                 ports:
                     - 5432:5432
                 # Set health checks to wait until postgres has started