diff --git a/.github/actions/erase-db/action.yml b/.github/actions/erase-db/action.yml
index 6c106e27b73..562b14aec21 100644
--- a/.github/actions/erase-db/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/erase-db/action.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ inputs:
     type: string
   NAME:
     description: 'docker compose project name'
-    required: false
+    required: true
     type: string
-    default: 'dspace-${{ inputs.INSTANCE }}'
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 5c82ac44a76..1e0ba6db2c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: ./.github/actions/erase-db
         with:
           INSTANCE: ${{ env.INSTANCE }}
+          NAME: 'dspace-${{ env.INSTANCE }}'
 
       - name: deploy dspace-import on dev-5
         working-directory: build-scripts/run/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/import.yml b/.github/workflows/import.yml
index f27c860b86e..98dfd268b71 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/import.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/import.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: ./.github/actions/erase-db
         with:
           INSTANCE: ${{ env.INSTANCE }}
+          NAME: 'dspace-${{ env.INSTANCE }}'
 
       - name: deploy dspace-import on dev-5
         working-directory: build-scripts/run/