diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-publications.yaml b/.github/workflows/update-publications.yaml
index 390f43a..df96ec2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-publications.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-publications.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: r-lib/actions/setup-renv@v2
 
       - name: Create bibtex file with selected entries
-        run: source("snippets/update_publications.R")
+        run: |
+          gh_repository <- ${{ github.repository }}
+          source("snippets/update_publications.R")
         shell: Rscript {0}
       
       - uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
diff --git a/snippets/update_publications.R b/snippets/update_publications.R
index 9ba2e54..93d0de5 100644
--- a/snippets/update_publications.R
+++ b/snippets/update_publications.R
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 last_comment_pubs <- gh::gh(
   "/repos/{gh_repo}/issues/{issue_number}/comments",
-  gh_repo = "${{ github.repository }}",
+  gh_repo = gh_repository,
   issue_number = 3,
   .accept = "application/vnd.github.v3.full+json"
 ) |>