diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-test.yml b/.github/workflows/release-test.yml
index a73db7e7bc57..5f073825aa88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-test.yml
@@ -55,10 +55,9 @@ jobs:
           - pytest_mark: "not iotlab_creds"
             sudo: "sudo"
     steps:
-    - name: Test ${{ env.RIOT_CI_RELEASE_REPORT_CHANNEL }} ${RIOT_CI_RELEASE_REPORT_CHANNEL}
+    - name: Test ${{ secret.RIOT_CI_RELEASE_REPORT_CHANNEL }}
       run: |
-        echo "${RIOT_CI_RELEASE_REPORT_CHANNEL}"
-        echo "${{ env.RIOT_CI_RELEASE_REPORT_CHANNEL }}"
+        echo "${{ secret.RIOT_CI_RELEASE_REPORT_CHANNEL }}"
     - name: Generate .riotgithubtoken
       run: |
         if [ -z "${{ matrix.sudo }}" ]; then
@@ -200,9 +199,9 @@ jobs:
       if: ${{ always() && steps.generate_results.outputs.nice_str != '' }}
       uses: s3krit/matrix-message-action@v0.0.3
       with:
+        room_id: ${{ secret.RIOT_CI_RELEASE_REPORT_CHANNEL }}
+        access_token: ${{ secrets.MATRIX_RIOT_CI_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
         server: "matrix.org"
-        room_id: ${{env.RIOT_CI_RELEASE_REPORT_CHANNEL}}
-        access_token: ${{secrets.MATRIX_RIOT_CI_ACCESS_TOKEN}}
         message: >
           ${{ steps.generate_results.outputs.nice_str}}: Release tests
           [${{ matrix.pytest_mark }}, ${{ matrix.sudo }}] on "*${{ github.event_name }}*":