diff --git a/.github/workflows/autopublisher.yml b/.github/workflows/autopublisher.yml
index 5210cbc..654c2a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/autopublisher.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/autopublisher.yml
@@ -14,17 +14,19 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Git to Staging Repo
         run: |
-          $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/publisher/auto_git2staging.sh "$PUBLISHER_ENVIRONMENT"
+          $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/publisher/auto_git2staging.sh
         env:
-          PUBLISHER_ENVIRONMENT: "${{ env.PUBLISHER_ENVIRONMENT }}"
+          # not working due to self hosted runner on docker
+          # PUBLISHER_ENVIRONMENT: "${{ env.PUBLISHER_ENVIRONMENT }}"
+          PUBLISHER_ENVIRONMENT: example
       - name: Staging to Prod Repo
         run: |
           $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/publisher/auto_staging2prod.sh
         env:
-          PUBLISHER_ENVIRONMENT: $PUBLISHER_ENVIRONMENT
+          PUBLISHER_ENVIRONMENT: example
       - name: Cleanup Staging Repo
         run: |
           $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/publisher/auto_stagingcleanup.sh
         env:
-          PUBLISHER_ENVIRONMENT: "${{ env.PUBLISHER_ENVIRONMENT }}"
+          PUBLISHER_ENVIRONMENT: example
 
diff --git a/publisher/functions.sh b/publisher/functions.sh
index 96ac839..c544762 100755
--- a/publisher/functions.sh
+++ b/publisher/functions.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
 set
-if [ -z "$1" ]
+if [ -z "${PUBLISHER_ENVIRONMENT}" ]
 then
-  configfile="${SCRIPT_DIR}/config-${1}.sh"
+  configfile="${SCRIPT_DIR}/config-${PUBLISHER_ENVIRONMENT}.sh"
 else
   configfile=$SCRIPT_DIR/config.sh
 fi