diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-client-gen.yml b/.github/workflows/python-client-gen.yml
index dc9ac126..99f117c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-client-gen.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-client-gen.yml
@@ -87,7 +87,9 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Check pr_title outputs 
-        run: echo "${{ steps.pr_title_var.outputs.PR_TITLE }}"
+        run: echo "$PR_TITLE"
+        env:
+          PR_TITLE: ${{ steps.pr_title_var.outputs.PR_TITLE }}
 
       - name: Create Pull Request
         id: create-pr
@@ -95,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           export CURRENT="$(cat DO_OPENAPI_COMMIT_SHA.txt)"
           export TARGET="${{ github.event.inputs.openapi_short_sha }}"
-          export TITLE="${{ steps.pr_title_var.outputs.PR_TITLE }}"
+          export TITLE="$PR_TITLE"
           envsubst < scripts/pr_body.md_tmpl > pr_body.md
           cat changelist.md >> pr_body.md
 
@@ -109,3 +111,4 @@ jobs:
             -r digitalocean/api-cli
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.WORKFLOW_TOKEN }}
+          PR_TITLE: ${{ steps.pr_title_var.outputs.PR_TITLE }}