diff --git a/.github/workflows/status-page.yml b/.github/workflows/status-page.yml
index 09a874e4c626..603f3d160644 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/status-page.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/status-page.yml
@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4.3.1
       - name: Add progress comment to cherry-pick issue for Stable and LTS
         if: github.event_name == 'issues' && github.event.action == 'opened'
-        run: |
-          npm ci
-          node ./build-system/status-page/comment.js ${{ github.event.issue.number }} ${{ github.actor }}
         env:
+          GH_ACTOR: ${{ github.actor }}
           BODY: ${{ github.event.issue.body }}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.AMPPROJECTBOT }}
+        run: |
+          npm ci
+          node ./build-system/status-page/comment.js ${{ github.event.issue.number }} $GH_ACTOR
       - name: Sync status page with cherry-pick progress
         if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && github.event.action == 'edited' && contains(github.event.comment.body, '🌸 Cherry-pick Progress 🌸')
         run: |