diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.elastic-agent-package.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.elastic-agent-package.yml
index 25c538f25f9..a93bd058091 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.elastic-agent-package.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.elastic-agent-package.yml
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ steps:
         DRA_VERSION=$(buildkite-agent meta-data get DRA_VERSION --default "")
         export DRA_VERSION
       fi
+      if [[ -z "$${DRA_WORKFLOW}" ]]; then
+        DRA_WORKFLOW=$(buildkite-agent meta-data get DRA_WORKFLOW --default "")
+        export DRA_WORKFLOW
+      fi
       .buildkite/scripts/steps/dra-publish.sh
 
   - label: "Publishing via BK API for Independent Agent Release"