diff --git a/.github/workflows/push-node-status-api.yaml b/.github/workflows/push-node-status-api.yaml
index 40a87967e8..484eea9d96 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push-node-status-api.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push-node-status-api.yaml
@@ -50,18 +50,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: New env vars
         run: echo "RELEASE_TAG='$RELEASE_TAG' GIT_TAG='$GIT_TAG' IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAGS='$IMAGE_NAME_AND_TAGS'"        
 
-
       - name: Remove existing tag if exists
         run: |
-          if git rev-parse $${{ env.GIT_TAG }} >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            git push --delete origin $${{ env.GIT_TAG }}
-            git tag -d $${{ env.GIT_TAG }}
+          if git rev-parse $GIT_TAG >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            git push --delete origin $GIT_TAG
+            git tag -d $GIT_TAG
           fi
 
       - name: Create tag
         run: |
-          git tag -a $${{ env.GIT_TAG }} -m "Version ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}"
-          git push origin $${{ env.GIT_TAG }}
+          git tag -a $GIT_TAG -m "Version ${{ steps.get_version.outputs.result }}"
+          git push origin $GIT_TAG
 
       - name: BuildAndPushImageOnHarbor
         run: |