diff --git a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
index a1e377644..05400a0a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ jobs:
         $DOCKER_LOGIN
     - name: Merge x64 and arm64 tags
       run: |
-        echo "PUSH_IMAGE=true" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+        export PUSH_IMAGE=true
         selfdrive/test/docker_tag_multiarch.sh base x86_64 aarch64
 
   static_analysis: