diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
index e170eb2..206d325 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ jobs:
       statuses: write
       pull-requests: write
       deployments: write
+    env:
+      QUARTO_JULIA_PROJECT: "@quarto" # this ensures we use the custom version of QuartoNotebookRunner.jl
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: julia-actions/setup-julia@v2
@@ -37,15 +39,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Set up Quarto
         uses: quarto-dev/quarto-actions/setup@v2
-        env:
-          QUARTO_JULIA_PROJECT: "@quarto"
-
       - name: Render 
         uses: quarto-dev/quarto-actions/render@v2
         with: 
           to: html
-        env:
-          QUARTO_JULIA_PROJECT: "@quarto"
 
       - name: Deploy Preview to Netlify as preview
         id: netlify-deploy