diff --git a/.github/workflows/stage.yml b/.github/workflows/stage.yml
index 2224865e01..aba5651917 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stage.yml
@@ -53,4 +53,4 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Deploy to Staging
         run: |
-          ssh ofn-deploy@${{ inputs.server }} -o LogLevel=ERROR "${{ GITHUB_HEAD_REF }}"
+          ssh ofn-deploy@${{ inputs.server }} -o LogLevel=ERROR "$GITHUB_HEAD_REF"