diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-docker.yml b/.github/workflows/test-docker.yml
index 88e21efac..c05bbb170 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-docker.yml
@@ -48,9 +48,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: ${{ runner.os }}-asan-cache
 
-      - name: Unpack build files, create Dockerfile
+      - name: Unpack build files, create Dockerfile, build and start the container
         run: |
           tar -zxf build.tgz
+          set -vx
           cat docker/Dockerfile docker/Dockerfile.${{ inputs.name }} >Dockerfile
 
           devices=$(find /dev -type c -name 'nvidia*' | awk '{ print " --device "$1":"$1 }')
@@ -59,11 +60,7 @@ jobs:
             devices="$devices --device /dev/dri:/dev/dri"
             getent group render | awk -F : '{ print "RUN groupadd -g "$3" render && usermod -a -G render ghrunner" }' >>Dockerfile
           }
-          echo devices=\"$devices\" >>$GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Build and start the container
-        run: |
-          set -vx
           docker build . \
             --build-arg http_proxy \
             --build-arg https_proxy \
@@ -73,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
             --env http_proxy \
             --env https_proxy \
             --env no_proxy \
-            -id --name hdk-build.${{ inputs.name }} --network host ${{ env.devices }} hdk-build.${{ inputs.name }}:latest
+            -id --name hdk-build.${{ inputs.name }} --network host $devices hdk-build.${{ inputs.name }}:latest
 
       - name: Copy files into the container
         run: |