diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm_audit.yml b/.github/workflows/npm_audit.yml
index f1db12f56..54c69e487 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm_audit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm_audit.yml
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ jobs:
           # The npm audit command will exit with a 0 exit code if no vulnerabilities were found.
           if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then create_pr=false; else create_pr=true; fi;
 
-          echo "should_create_pr=${create_pr}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "should_create_pr=${create_pr}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Run npm audit fix
-        if: steps.npm_audit.outputs.should_create_pr == 'true'
-        run: npm audit fix --package-lock-only --loglevel=error;
+        run: |
+          echo "debugging the value of should_create_pr: ${steps.npm_audit.outputs.should_create_pr}";
 
       - name: Create Pull Request
         if: steps.npm_audit.outputs.should_create_pr == 'true'