diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index a054a38..054ed06 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ jobs:
         env:
           SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
           SONAR_HOST_URL: "https://quality.nhcarrigan.com"
+          REF: ${{ gitea.ref }}
         with:
           args: >
             -Dsonar.sources=.
             -Dsonar.projectKey=typescript-config
-            -Dsonar.branch.name=${{ gitea.ref }}
+            -Dsonar.branch.name=$REF