diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yaml
index 0cec13b..e9f7d50 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yaml
@@ -169,8 +169,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Start build cache container with Docker Compose
         run: |
           echo "Starting build cache container..."
-          export DEPS_HASH="${{ needs.build-cache.outputs.deps_hash }}"
+          DEPS_HASH="${{ needs.build-cache.outputs.deps_hash }}"
           echo "DEPS_HASH=$DEPS_HASH"
+          export DEPS_HASH
           docker compose -f docker-compose.build.yml up -d build-cache
 
       - name: Generate Swagger Docs using Docker Compose