diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-selected-e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-selected-e2e-tests.yml
index 8b9302c57f9..4e0e940705c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-selected-e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-selected-e2e-tests.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ on:
         type: string
 
 run-name: ${{ inputs.workflow_run_name }}
+env:
+  SLACK_HANDLE: ${{ secrets.GUARDIAN_SLACK_NOTIFICATION_HANDLE }}
 
 jobs:
   call-run-e2e-tests-workflow:
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
       slack_notification_after_tests: true
       slack_notification_after_tests_channel_id: "#team-test-tooling-internal"
       slack_notification_after_tests_name: "Selected E2E Tests"
-      slack_notification_after_tests_recipient_handle: ${{ format('<!subteam^{0}|{0}>', secrets.GUARDIAN_SLACK_NOTIFICATION_HANDLE) }}
+      slack_notification_after_tests_recipient_handle: ${{ format('<!subteam^{0}|{0}>', env.SLACK_HANDLE) }}
     secrets:
       QA_AWS_REGION: ${{ secrets.QA_AWS_REGION }}
       QA_AWS_ROLE_TO_ASSUME: ${{ secrets.QA_AWS_ROLE_TO_ASSUME }}