diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-chat.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-chat.yml
index 735f1d4..d7379fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-chat.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-chat.yml
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ on:
     branches: [ "main" ]
 
 env:
-  AWS_REGION: ${{ secrets.MY_AWS_REGION }}                   # set this to your preferred AWS region, e.g. us-west-1
-  ECR_REPOSITORY: ${{ secrets.MY_ECR_REPOSITORY_CHAT }}           # set this to your Amazon ECR repository name
-  ECS_SERVICE: ${{ secrets.MY_ECS_SERVICE_CHAT }}                 # set this to your Amazon ECS service name
-  ECS_CLUSTER: ${{ secrets.MY_ECS_CLUSTER_CHAT }}                 # set this to your Amazon ECS cluster name
-  ECS_TASK_DEFINITION: ${{ secrets.MY_ECS_TASK_DEFINITION_CHAT }} # set this to the path to your Amazon ECS task definition
+  AWS_REGION: ${{ vars.MY_AWS_REGION }}                   # set this to your preferred AWS region, e.g. us-west-1
+  ECR_REPOSITORY: ${{ vars.MY_ECR_REPOSITORY_CHAT }}           # set this to your Amazon ECR repository name
+  ECS_SERVICE: ${{ vars.MY_ECS_SERVICE_CHAT }}                 # set this to your Amazon ECS service name
+  ECS_CLUSTER: ${{ vars.MY_ECS_CLUSTER_CHAT }}                 # set this to your Amazon ECS cluster name
+  ECS_TASK_DEFINITION: ${{ vars.MY_ECS_TASK_DEFINITION_CHAT }} # set this to the path to your Amazon ECS task definition
                                                # file, e.g. .aws/task-definition.json
-  CONTAINER_NAME: ${{ secrets.MY_CONTAINER_NAME_CHAT }}           # set this to the name of the container in the
+  CONTAINER_NAME: ${{ vars.MY_CONTAINER_NAME_CHAT }}           # set this to the name of the container in the
                                                # containerDefinitions section of your task definition
 
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