diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-service-couchdb.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-service-couchdb.yaml
index 57c3836..be322b8 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-service-couchdb.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-service-couchdb.yaml
@@ -21,12 +21,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: start container
         env:
-          COUCHDB_TAG: ${{env.GITHUB_SHA}}
           COUCHDB_USER: ${{secrets.COUCHDB_USER}}
           COUCHDB_PASSWORD: ${{secrets.COUCHDB_PASSWORD}}
-        run: |
-          export
-          docker compose -p hereconnect up --pull never
+        run: COUCHDB_TAG=${{env.GITHUB_SHA}} docker compose -p hereconnect up --pull never
 
       - name: rename to latest
         run: docker tag hereconnect/service-couchdb:${{env.GITHUB_SHA}} hereconnect/service-couchdb:latest