diff --git a/.github/actions/core-cicd/notification/notify-slack/action.yml b/.github/actions/core-cicd/notification/notify-slack/action.yml
index a78444a0c3b0..39be441e70dc 100644
--- a/.github/actions/core-cicd/notification/notify-slack/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/core-cicd/notification/notify-slack/action.yml
@@ -19,20 +19,23 @@ runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
     - name: Determine Payload
+      id: determine-payload
       run: |
         if [ "${{ inputs.json }}" == "true" ]; then
           # Use the payload directly, assuming it is already a valid JSON object
-          echo "payload=${{ inputs.payload }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          payload=${{ inputs.payload }}
+          echo "Payload: $payload"
         else
           # Wrap the message in a default JSON structure using toJSON
-          echo "payload=$(echo '{}' | jq --arg msg ${{ toJSON(inputs.payload) }} '.blocks = [{"type": "section", "text": {"type": "mrkdwn", "text": $msg}}]')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          payload=$(echo '{}' | jq --arg msg ${{ toJSON(inputs.payload) }} '.blocks = [{"type": "section", "text": {"type": "mrkdwn", "text": $msg}}]')          
         fi
+        echo "payload=$payload" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT 
       shell: bash
     
     - name: Slack Notification
       uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.26.0
       with:
         channel-id: ${{ inputs.channel-id }}
-        payload: ${{ env.payload }}
+        payload: ${{ steps.determine-payload.outputs.payload }}
       env:
         SLACK_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.slack-bot-token }}