diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-acceptance.yml b/.github/workflows/release-acceptance.yml
index 3babb13ff7..5a293dee32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-acceptance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-acceptance.yml
@@ -29,21 +29,24 @@ jobs:
           egress-policy: audit
 
       - name: Authenticate
+        env:
+          HEDERA_PORTAL_USER: ${{ secrets.HEDERA_PORTAL_USER }}
+          HEDERA_PORTAL_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.HEDERA_PORTAL_PASSWORD }}
         run: |
-            RESPONSE=$(jq --null-input -r --arg USER "${{ secrets.HEDERA_PORTAL_USER }}" --arg PASS "${{ secrets.HEDERA_PORTAL_PASSWORD }}" '{"email": $USER, "password": $PASS}' | curl -sSL -c /tmp/cookiejar.bin --data @- -X POST -H "Accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" https://portal.hedera.com/api/session)
-            echo "::add-mask::$RESPONSE"
-            echo "The response was: $RESPONSE"
-            ACCOUNTS_JSON="$(curl -sSL -b /tmp/cookiejar.bin -H "Accept: application/json" https://portal.hedera.com/api/account)"
-            echo "::add-mask::$ACCOUNTS_JSON"
-            TESTNET_ACCOUNT=$(echo $ACCOUNTS_JSON | jq -r '.accounts[] | select(.network=="testnet") | .accountNum')
-            echo "The testnet account is: $TESTNET_ACCOUNT"
-            PUBLIC_KEY=$(echo $ACCOUNTS_JSON | jq -r '.accounts[] | select(.network=="testnet") | .publicKey')
-            echo "The publicKey is: $PUBLIC_KEY"
-            PRIVATE_KEY=$(echo $ACCOUNTS_JSON | jq -r '.accounts[] | select(.network=="testnet") | .privateKey')
-            echo "::add-mask::$PRIVATE_KEY"
-            echo "The privateKey is: $PRIVATE_KEY"
-            echo "OPERATOR_ID_MAIN=0.0.${TESTNET_ACCOUNT}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-            echo "OPERATOR_KEY_MAIN=${PRIVATE_KEY}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          RESPONSE=$(jq --null-input -r --arg USER "${HEDERA_PORTAL_USER}" --arg PASS "${HEDERA_PORTAL_PASSWORD}" '{"email": $USER, "password": $PASS}' | curl -sSL -c /tmp/cookiejar.bin --data @- -X POST -H "Accept: application/json" -H "Content-Type: application/json" https://portal.hedera.com/api/session)
+          echo "::add-mask::$RESPONSE"
+          echo "The response was: $RESPONSE"
+          ACCOUNTS_JSON="$(curl -sSL -b /tmp/cookiejar.bin -H "Accept: application/json" https://portal.hedera.com/api/account)"
+          echo "::add-mask::$ACCOUNTS_JSON"
+          TESTNET_ACCOUNT=$(echo $ACCOUNTS_JSON | jq -r '.accounts[] | select(.network=="testnet") | .accountNum')
+          echo "The testnet account is: $TESTNET_ACCOUNT"
+          PUBLIC_KEY=$(echo $ACCOUNTS_JSON | jq -r '.accounts[] | select(.network=="testnet") | .publicKey')
+          echo "The publicKey is: $PUBLIC_KEY"
+          PRIVATE_KEY=$(echo $ACCOUNTS_JSON | jq -r '.accounts[] | select(.network=="testnet") | .privateKey')
+          echo "::add-mask::$PRIVATE_KEY"
+          echo "The privateKey is: $PRIVATE_KEY"
+          echo "OPERATOR_ID_MAIN=0.0.${TESTNET_ACCOUNT}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "OPERATOR_KEY_MAIN=${PRIVATE_KEY}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Setup node
         uses: actions/setup-node@60edb5dd545a775178f52524783378180af0d1f8 # v4.0.2