diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d55cb32..e3833cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ on:
 env:
   GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
   SSHPASS: ${{ secrets.GEMSPEC_ONLINE_SFTP_PASSWORD }}
+  SFTP_HOST: ${{ secrets.GEMSPEC_ONLINE_SFTP_USERNAME }}@${{ secrets.GEMSPEC_ONLINE_SFTP_SERVER }}
   
 jobs:    
 
@@ -21,9 +22,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3      
       - run: sudo apt-get install sshpass
-      - run: sshpass -e sftp -oBatchMode=no -b - ${{ secrets.GEMSPEC_ONLINE_SFTP_USERNAME }}@${{ secrets.GEMSPEC_ONLINE_SFTP_SERVER }} << ! quit !
+      - run: echo ${{ env.SFTP_HOST }}
+      - run: sshpass -e sftp -oBatchMode=no -b - ${{ env.SFTP_HOST }} << ! 
+             quit 
+             !
 
-    
       #- name: Convert polarion files
       #  run: gh release download wip --pattern 'gpc' 
       #- run: chmod +x gpc