diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-close.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-close.yml
index 2c40975b2..a21f86d34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-close.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-close.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: ./.github/scripts/cleanup_nats_js.sh
         env:
-          OC_NAMESPACE: ${{ vars.OC_NAMESPACE }}
+          OC_NAMESPACE: ${{ secrets.oc_namespace }}
           OC_SERVER: ${{ vars.OC_SERVER }}
           OC_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.OC_TOKEN }}
-          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.number }}
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+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.number }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-main.yml b/.github/workflows/release-main.yml
index d74db230d..51b6d8629 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-main.yml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
     needs: [vars]
     uses: bcgov/quickstart-openshift-helpers/.github/workflows/.deployer.yml@v0.8.3
     secrets:
-      oc_namespace: ${{ vars.OC_NAMESPACE }}
+      oc_namespace: ${{ secrets.oc_namespace }}
       oc_token: ${{ secrets.OC_BEARER_TOKEN }}
     with:
       environment: prod