diff --git a/.github/workflows/safe.yaml b/.github/workflows/safe.yaml
index 45eedb1..e582598 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/safe.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/safe.yaml
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
-env:
-  MIX_ENV: prod
-
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -26,6 +23,8 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         otp: ["27.3.4"]
         elixir: ["1.19.0-rc.0"]
+    env:
+      MIX_ENV: prod
     steps:
       # Step: Setup Elixir + Erlang using erlef/setup-beam
       - name: Set up Elixir and Erlang
@@ -63,6 +62,8 @@ jobs:
     needs: build
     container:
       image: erlangsolutions/safe:1.1.0-otp-24
+    env:
+      MIX_ENV: prod
     steps:
       - name: Download _build directory
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4