diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/cd-publish.yml
index d7eedbd3973..d6f0176cb39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd-publish.yml
@@ -2,18 +2,19 @@ name: CI - FAST Manual Publish
 
 on:
   workflow_dispatch
-     
+
+env:
+  NPM_PAT: ${{ secrets.NPM_PAT}}
+  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+  GITHUB_SERVICE_PAT: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
+  GITHUB_SERVICE_USER: "Microsoft FAST Builds"
+  GITHUB_SERVICE_EMAIL: "fastdna@service.microsoft.com"
+  AUTHORIZED_PUBLISHERS: ${{ secrets.AUTHORIZED_PUBLISHERS }}
+      
 jobs:
   build_linux:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: contains( ${{ secrets.AUTHORIZED_PUBLISHERS }}, github.actor)
-
-    env:
-      NPM_PAT: ${{ secrets.NPM_PAT}}
-      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      GITHUB_SERVICE_PAT: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
-      GITHUB_SERVICE_USER: "Microsoft FAST Builds"
-      GITHUB_SERVICE_EMAIL: "fastdna@service.microsoft.com"
+    if: contains("${{ env.AUTHORIZED_PUBLISHERS }}", github.actor)
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2