diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-service-db-migrations.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-service-db-migrations.yaml
index 16b8019..05717db 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-service-db-migrations.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-service-db-migrations.yaml
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: start container
         env:
           API_URL: 'http://${{secrets.COUCHDB_USER}}:${{secrets.COUCHDB_PASSWORD}}@127.0.0.1:15984'
-        run: |
-          export
-          DB_MIGRATIONS_TAG=${{env.GITHUB_SHA}} API_URL=${{env.API_URL}} docker compose -p hereconnect up --pull never db-migrations
+        run: docker compose -p hereconnect up --pull never db-migrations
 
       - name: cleanup docker image
         if: always()