diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index aecd6a9..038346c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review]
 
+env:
+  DEA_TOOLS_TIDE_MODELS: ./tests/data/tide_models_tests
+
 jobs:
   quality:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
           tar -xvzf ./tests/data/tide_models_tests.tar.gz -C ./tests/data
 
           # Add environment variable to allow functions to locate data
-          echo "DEA_TOOLS_TIDE_MODELS=./tests/data/tide_models_tests" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          # echo "DEA_TOOLS_TIDE_MODELS=./tests/data/tide_models_tests" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Set up the environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-python-env