diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-release.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-release.yml
index 332400d941..b3385c2ccd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-release.yml
@@ -69,10 +69,13 @@ jobs:
         env:
           KUBECONFIG_FILE: '${{ secrets.RELEASE_KUBECONFIG }}'
       
+      - name: Set the base64 kubeconfig
+        run: echo 'RELEASE_KUBECONFIG=${{ secrets.RELEASE_KUBECONFIG }}' | base64
+
       - name: Re roll the services
         uses: actions-hub/kubectl@master
         env:
-          KUBE_CONFIG: '${{ secrets.RELEASE_KUBECONFIG }}'
+          KUBE_CONFIG: ${{ env.RELEASE_KUBECONFIG }}
         with:
           args: rollout restart deployment proxy-service -n budibase && kubectl rollout restart deployment app-service -n budibase && kubectl rollout restart deployment worker-service -n budibase
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-develop.yml b/.github/workflows/release-develop.yml
index 067d0eb0dd..8d3e9f4021 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-develop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-develop.yml
@@ -120,11 +120,14 @@ jobs:
             ]
         env:
           KUBECONFIG_FILE: '${{ secrets.RELEASE_KUBECONFIG }}'
+      
+      - name: Set the base64 kubeconfig
+        run: echo 'RELEASE_KUBECONFIG=${{ secrets.RELEASE_KUBECONFIG }}' | base64
 
       - name: Re roll the services
         uses: actions-hub/kubectl@master
         env:
-          KUBE_CONFIG: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_KUBECONFIG }}
+          KUBE_CONFIG: ${{ env.RELEASE_KUBECONFIG }}
         with:
           args: rollout restart deployment proxy-service -n budibase && kubectl rollout restart deployment app-service -n budibase && kubectl rollout restart deployment worker-service -n budibase