diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 0662ca1..6894475 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -70,15 +70,13 @@ jobs:
     - name: Check for Existing Tag
       id: check_tag
       run: |
-        TAG_NAME="${{ steps.determine_tag_name.outputs.tag_name }}"
-        existing_tag=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.PAT }}" \
-          https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/git/refs/tags/$TAG_NAME | jq -r '.object.sha')
-        if ( "$existing_tag" != "null" ) {
-          echo "Tag $TAG_NAME already exists. Skipping release creation."
+        existing_tag=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
+          https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/git/refs/tags/${{ env.tag_name }} | jq -r '.object.sha')
+        if [ "$existing_tag" != "null" ]; then
           echo "tag_exists=true" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        } else {
+        else
           echo "tag_exists=false" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        }
+        fi
 
     - name: Create Release
       id: create_release