diff --git a/.github/workflows/ips.yml b/.github/workflows/ips.yml
index 519e1646c..07336a9a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ips.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ips.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "ips=$IPS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Reuse a variable obtained in another step
         run: | 
-          echo ::add-mask::${{ steps.parseIps.outputs.ips }}
-          IPS="${{ steps.parseIps.outputs.ips }}"
+          IPS="${{ needs.parseIps.outputs.ips }}"
+          echo $IPS
           echo ::add-mask::$IPS
           echo $IPS