diff --git a/.github/workflows/DH_upload.yml b/.github/workflows/DH_upload.yml
index a45e162..d299a5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/DH_upload.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/DH_upload.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           images: cdcgov/seqsender
      
       - name: Build the Docker image
-        run: docker build . --file Dockerfile --tag ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+        run: docker build . --file Dockerfile --tag ${{ github.ref_name }}
 
       - name: docker images 
         run: docker images