diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_images_uv.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_images_uv.yaml
index 4a963f29e..a9f70ebca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_images_uv.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_images_uv.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Check modified paths
+        id: modified-paths
         run: |
           if git diff --name-only ${{ github.event.before }} ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }} | grep -E '^lumigator/|^\.github/'; then
             echo "Changes detected. Rebuilding image..."
@@ -32,28 +33,28 @@ jobs:
           echo "is_image_build_required=$is_image_build_required" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Get repo version
-        if: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.is_image_build_required }}
+        if: ${{ steps.modified-paths.outputs.is_image_build_required }}
         run: |
           echo "REPOVERSION=$(git describe --tags --dirty --match \"[0-9\.]*\" --always)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "Version of the repo for this build: $REPOVERSION"
 
       - name: Set up QEMU
-        if: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.is_image_build_required }}
+        if: ${{ steps.modified-paths.outputs.is_image_build_required }}
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
 
       - name: Set up Docker buildx
-        if: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.is_image_build_required }}
+        if: ${{ steps.modified-paths.outputs.is_image_build_required }}
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
 
       - name: Login to DockerHub
-        if: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.is_image_build_required && github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
+        if: ${{ steps.modified-paths.outputs.is_image_build_required && github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Build and push
-        if: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.is_image_build_required }}
+        if: ${{ steps.modified-paths.outputs.is_image_build_required }}
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
         with:
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64