diff --git a/.github/workflows/techdocs.yml b/.github/workflows/techdocs.yml
index bb0ded61cf..6d6a6e904e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/techdocs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/techdocs.yml
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python3 -m pip install --index-url https://pypi.org/simple/ setuptools
           python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          python3 -m pip install --index-url https://pypi.org/simple/ -r ${env:TECHDOCS_CORE_PATH}/requirements.txt
+          python3 -m pip install --index-url https://pypi.org/simple/ -r $TECHDOCS_CORE_PATH/requirements.txt
 
       - name: lint techdocs-core package
         run: |
-          python3 -m black --check ${env:TECHDOCS_CORE_PATH}/src
+          python3 -m black --check $TECHDOCS_CORE_PATH/src