diff --git a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
index 6f2e345..a24534e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
@@ -12,34 +12,33 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Check if it's a repository creation event
-        id: set-status
         run: |
           if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == 'push' ] && [ "${{ github.repository }}" != "${{ github.actor }}/express-api-template" ]; then
             echo "Stopping job because it's a repository creation event."
-            echo "skip_ci=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "skip_ci=true" >> skip_ci
           else
             echo "Proceeding with the job."
-            echo "skip_ci=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "skip_ci=false" >> skip_ci
           fi
 
       - name: Checkout code and Use Node.js
-        if: ${{ $GITHUB_OUTPUT == "false" }}
+        if: ${{ skip_ci == "false" }}
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}   
-        if: ${{ $GITHUB_OUTPUT == "false" }}
+        if: ${{ skip_ci == "false" }}
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        if: ${{ $GITHUB_OUTPUT == "false" }}
+        if: ${{ skip_ci == "false" }}
         run: yarn install
 
       - name: Lint
-        if: ${{ $GITHUB_OUTPUT == "false" }}
+        if: ${{ skip_ci == "false" }}
         run: yarn lint
       
       - name: Test and Coverage
-        if: ${{ $GITHUB_OUTPUT == "false" }}
+        if: ${{ skip_ci == "false" }}
         run: yarn test:coverage