diff --git a/.github/workflows/dashboards-issue-add-label.yml b/.github/workflows/dashboards-issue-add-label.yml
index 95abce4355b..c3157a05afb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dashboards-issue-add-label.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dashboards-issue-add-label.yml
@@ -38,11 +38,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check if issue is in target project
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}
+          ISSUE_NUMBER: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
+          TARGET_PROJECT: ${{ env.TARGET_PROJECT }}
         run: |
           gh api graphql -f query='
             query($org: String!, $repo: String!) {
               repository(name: $repo, owner: $org) {
-                issue (number: ${{ github.event.issue.number }}) {
+                issue (number: $ISSUE_NUMBER) {
                   id
                   projectItems(first:20) {
                     nodes {
@@ -55,12 +57,14 @@ jobs:
               }
             }' -f org=$ORGANIZATION -f repo=$REPO > projects_data.json
 
-            echo 'IN_TARGET_PROJ='$(jq '.data.repository.issue.projectItems.nodes[] | select(.project.number==${{ env.TARGET_PROJECT }}) | .project != null' projects_data.json) >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo 'IN_TARGET_PROJ='$(jq '.data.repository.issue.projectItems.nodes[] | select(.project.number=='"$TARGET_PROJECT"') | .project != null' projects_data.json) >> $GITHUB_ENV
             echo 'ITEM_ID='$(jq '.data.repository.issue.id' projects_data.json) >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Set up label array
         if: env.IN_TARGET_PROJ
+        env:
+          LABEL_IDS: ${{ env.LABEL_IDS }}
         run: |
-          IFS=',' read -ra LABEL_IDs <<< "${{ env.LABEL_IDs }}"
+          IFS=',' read -ra LABEL_IDs <<< "$LABEL_IDS"
           for item in "${LABEL_IDs[@]}"; do
             echo "Item: $item"
           done
@@ -68,6 +72,7 @@ jobs:
         if: env.IN_TARGET_PROJ
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}
+          LABEL_IDS: ${{ env.LABEL_IDS }}
         run: |
           gh api graphql -f query='
             mutation ($labelableId: ID!, $labelIds: [ID!]!) {
@@ -76,4 +81,4 @@ jobs:
               ) {
                   clientMutationId
               }
-            }' -f labelableId=$ITEM_ID -f labelIds=${{ env.LABEL_IDs }}
+            }' -f labelableId=$ITEM_ID -f labelIds=$LABEL_IDS
diff --git a/.github/workflows/skye-add-to-project.yml b/.github/workflows/skye-add-to-project.yml
index 5e8ccc8e557..6788db2d95e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/skye-add-to-project.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/skye-add-to-project.yml
@@ -50,10 +50,12 @@ jobs:
       # Check if the user is in the list from the secret
       - name: Check if user is allowed
         id: check_user
+        env:
+          ALLOWED_USERS: ${{ env.ALLOWED_USERS }}
+          USERNAME: ${{ github.event.sender.login }}
         run: |
           # Convert the comma-separated list to an array
-          IFS=',' read -ra ALLOWED_USERS <<< "${{ env.ALLOWED_USERS }}"
-          USERNAME="${{ github.event.sender.login }}"
+          IFS=',' read -ra ALLOWED_USERS <<< "$ALLOWED_USERS"
 
           # Check if user is in the allowed list
           for allowed_user in "${ALLOWED_USERS[@]}"; do