diff --git a/.github/actions/login_stackit/action.yml b/.github/actions/login_stackit/action.yml
index 85dcec2e79..de668ea4da 100644
--- a/.github/actions/login_stackit/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/login_stackit/action.yml
@@ -14,4 +14,3 @@ runs:
      run: |
         mkdir -p ~/.stackit
         echo "${UAT}" > ~/.stackit/credentials.json
-        export STACKIT_CREDENTIALS_PATH="~/.stackit/credentials.json"