diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-release.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-release.yml
index 551b417c58..9cd9f3363f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-release.yml
@@ -69,15 +69,10 @@ jobs:
         env:
           KUBECONFIG_FILE: '${{ secrets.RELEASE_KUBECONFIG }}'
       
-      - name: Set the base64 kubeconfig
-        run: |
-          base64_kubeconfig=$(echo ${{ secrets.RELEASE_KUBECONFIG }} | base64)
-          echo "RELEASE_KUBECONFIG=$base64_kubeconfig" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       - name: Re roll the services
         uses: actions-hub/kubectl@master
         env:
-          KUBE_CONFIG: ${{ env.RELEASE_KUBECONFIG }}
+          KUBE_CONFIG: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_KUBECONFIG_BASE64 }}
         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 69d3b1410a..4497870086 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-develop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-develop.yml
@@ -121,15 +121,10 @@ jobs:
         env:
           KUBECONFIG_FILE: '${{ secrets.RELEASE_KUBECONFIG }}'
       
-      - name: Set the base64 kubeconfig
-        run: |
-          base64_kubeconfig=$(echo ${{ secrets.RELEASE_KUBECONFIG }} | base64)
-          echo "RELEASE_KUBECONFIG=$base64_kubeconfig" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
       - name: Re roll the services
         uses: actions-hub/kubectl@master
         env:
-          KUBE_CONFIG: ${{ env.RELEASE_KUBECONFIG }}
+          KUBE_CONFIG: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_KUBECONFIG_BASE64 }}
         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