diff --git a/.github/workflows/infra-build.yml b/.github/workflows/infra-build.yml
index 66ecd04..815c67f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/infra-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/infra-build.yml
@@ -9,10 +9,7 @@ jobs:
   opentofu:
     name: Opentofu Build
     runs-on: self-hosted
-
-    env:
-      PG_CONN_STR: ${{ secrets.PG_CONN_STR }}
-      
+     
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v5
@@ -29,6 +26,7 @@ jobs:
           proxmox_api_token_secret = "${{ secrets.PVE_API_TOKEN_SECRET }}"
           ssh_key = "${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}"
           passphrase = "${{ secrets.SSH_PASSPHRASE }}"
+          PG_CONN_STR = ${{ secrets.PG_CONN_STR }}
           EOF
       
       - name: Setup Opentofu
diff --git a/provider.tf b/provider.tf
index 08c774c..fb46dc2 100644
--- a/provider.tf
+++ b/provider.tf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ terraform {
   }
 
   backend "pg" {
-    conn_str = env.PG_CONN_STR
+    conn_str = var.PG_CONN_STR
   }
   encryption {
     key_provider "pbkdf2" "mykey" {