diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/branch-sonarscan-pr-merge.yml b/.gitea/workflows/branch-sonarscan-pr-merge.yml
index 22973e2c..2abc8c01 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/branch-sonarscan-pr-merge.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/branch-sonarscan-pr-merge.yml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
         id: json-cleanup
         run: |
           echo "Cleaning up quality gate response..."
-          echo '${{ needs.sonarqube-analysis-dry-run.outputs.qg_results }}' > qg_input.txt
+          echo '${QG_RESULTS}' > qg_input.txt
           sed -E 's/([a-zA-Z0-9_]+):/\\"\1\\":/g; s/:([^",{}\[\]]+)/:"\1"/g' qg_input.txt > qg_raw.json
           jq -c '.' qg_raw.json > qg_fixed_json.json
           echo "qgfixedjson=$(cat qg_fixed_json.json)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "projstatus=${projstatus}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "caycStatus=${caycStatus}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "conditions=${conditions}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        env:
+          QG_RESULTS: ${{ needs.sonarqube-analysis-dry-run.outputs.qg_results }}
 
       - name: Convert JSON to Markdown Table
         id: convert-json-to-md