diff --git a/.changeset/ten-dancers-drum.md b/.changeset/ten-dancers-drum.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..427c507c8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/ten-dancers-drum.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend-module-github': patch
+---
+
+Fixed issue with octokit call missing owner and repo when creating environment variables using github:environment:create action
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/githubEnvironment.examples.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/githubEnvironment.examples.test.ts
index 9d4395eb7a..0a9242627c 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/githubEnvironment.examples.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/githubEnvironment.examples.test.ts
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ describe('github:environment:create examples', () => {
       mockOctokit.rest.actions.createEnvironmentVariable,
     ).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       repository_id: 'repoid',
+      owner: 'owner',
+      repo: 'repository',
       environment_name: 'envname',
       name: 'key1',
       value: 'val1',
@@ -229,6 +231,8 @@ describe('github:environment:create examples', () => {
       mockOctokit.rest.actions.createEnvironmentVariable,
     ).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       repository_id: 'repoid',
+      owner: 'owner',
+      repo: 'repository',
       environment_name: 'envname',
       name: 'key2',
       value: 'val2',
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/githubEnvironment.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/githubEnvironment.test.ts
index a8d8c4ef2e..b0fa08dae4 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/githubEnvironment.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/githubEnvironment.test.ts
@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@ describe('github:environment:create', () => {
       mockOctokit.rest.actions.createEnvironmentVariable,
     ).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       repository_id: 'repoid',
+      owner: 'owner',
+      repo: 'repository',
       environment_name: 'envname',
       name: 'key1',
       value: 'val1',
@@ -248,6 +250,8 @@ describe('github:environment:create', () => {
       mockOctokit.rest.actions.createEnvironmentVariable,
     ).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
       repository_id: 'repoid',
+      owner: 'owner',
+      repo: 'repository',
       environment_name: 'envname',
       name: 'key2',
       value: 'val2',
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/githubEnvironment.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/githubEnvironment.ts
index e821ff0cd6..f6542e3d83 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/githubEnvironment.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend-module-github/src/actions/githubEnvironment.ts
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ export function createGithubEnvironmentAction(options: {
       for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(environmentVariables ?? {})) {
         await client.rest.actions.createEnvironmentVariable({
           repository_id: repository.data.id,
+          owner: owner,
+          repo: repo,
           environment_name: name,
           name: key,
           value,