diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 3959408..6efc290 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -85,13 +85,12 @@ runs:
     run: |
       spack -e myenv mirror set --push \
             --oci-username ${{ github.actor }} \
-            --oci-password-variable BUILD_CACHE_TOKEN mochi-buildcache
+            --oci-password ${{ inputs.build-cache-token }} mochi-buildcache
 
   - name: Push dependency packages to buildcache and update index
     if: ${{ (inputs.build-cache-token != 'unspecified') && (inputs.push-only-dependencies == 'true') }}
     shell: bash
     run: |
-      BUILD_CACHE_TOKEN=${{ inputs.build-cache-token }} \
       spack -e myenv buildcache push --base-image ubuntu:22.04 \
             --unsigned --only dependencies --update-index mochi-buildcache
 
@@ -99,7 +98,6 @@ runs:
     if: ${{ (inputs.build-cache-token != 'unspecified') && (inputs.push-only-dependencies == 'false') }}
     shell: bash
     run: |
-      BUILD_CACHE_TOKEN=${{ inputs.build-cache-token }} \
       spack -e myenv buildcache push --base-image ubuntu:22.04 \
             --unsigned --update-index mochi-buildcache