diff --git a/.github/workflows/create_rc_pr.yml b/.github/workflows/create_rc_pr.yml
index 202d1f95dea684..156c4b64fbc7b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create_rc_pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create_rc_pr.yml
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ on:
     - cron: '0 9 * * 1' # Run Agent 6 workflow on Monday at 09:00 UTC
 
 env:
-  DD_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.DD_API_KEY }}
-  DD_APP_KEY: ${{ secrets.DD_APP_KEY }}
   GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
   AGENT6_RELEASE_BRANCH: '6.53.x'
   AGENT_CI_ONCALL_CHANNEL: 'C085P12CTFX'
@@ -62,6 +60,10 @@ jobs:
                 fi
             - name: Check if an Agent 6 build pipeline has run in the past week
               if: ${{ env.IS_AGENT6_RELEASE == 'true' }}
+              env:
+                DD_SITE: 'datadoghq.com'
+                DD_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.DD_API_KEY }}
+                DD_APP_KEY: ${{ secrets.DD_APP_KEY }}
               run: |
                 err_msg=$(inv release.check-agent6-build-status ${{ env.AGENT_CI_ONCALL_CHANNEL }})
                 if [-n "$err_msg" ]; then
diff --git a/tasks/release.py b/tasks/release.py
index 67c15a3553b9c1..e2bafd7bb9e460 100644
--- a/tasks/release.py
+++ b/tasks/release.py
@@ -1286,6 +1286,7 @@ def check_agent6_build_status(ctx, channel_id):
     """
     Checks if there is an agent 6 build pipeline in the last week
     """
+    print(f"DDSITE: {os.environ.get('DD_SITE')}")
     dd_site = os.environ.get("DD_SITE", "datadoghq.com")
     configuration = Configuration(host=f"https://api.{dd_site}")
     with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
@@ -1296,7 +1297,7 @@ def check_agent6_build_status(ctx, channel_id):
             filter_to=datetime.now(),
             page_limit=5,
         )
-        print(configuration.host)
+        print(f"CONFIG HOST: {configuration.host}")
         if not response.data:
             err_msg = "AGENT 6 ERROR: No Agent 6 build pipelines have run in the past week. Please trigger a build pipeline for the next agent 6 release candidate."
             send_slack_msg(ctx, channel_id, err_msg)