diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-python.yml b/.github/workflows/build-python.yml
index 1a4fa9a843..1d6d0e3c91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-python.yml
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ jobs:
       - env:
           GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
-        run: gh workflow run retry-workflow.yml --ref ${{ github.event.ref }} -F run_id=${{ github.run_id }}
+        run: gh workflow run retry-workflow.yml --ref ${{ github.ref }} -F run_id=${{ github.run_id }}
 
 
   install-poetry: