diff --git a/.github/workflows/fossa-check-env.yml b/.github/workflows/fossa-check-env.yml
index 214267e..bda80f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fossa-check-env.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fossa-check-env.yml
@@ -4,14 +4,19 @@ on:
     secrets:
       FOSSA_API_KEY:
        required: false
+    outputs:
+      HAS_FOSSA_API_KEY:
+        description: "True if FOSSA API key is available."
+        value: ${{ jobs.check_env.outputs.check }}
 
 jobs:
   check_env:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       HAS_FOSSA_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.FOSSA_API_KEY != '' }}
+      FOSSA_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.FOSSA_API_KEY }}
+    outputs:
+      check: ${{ steps.check-fossa-api-key.outputs.check }}
     steps:
       - id: check-fossa-api-key
         run: echo "check=$HAS_FOSSA_API_KEY" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-    outputs:
-      HAS_FOSSA_API_KEY: ${{ steps.check-fossa-api-key.outputs.check }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fossa-default.yml b/.github/workflows/fossa-default.yml
index 1f07162..3a83e21 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fossa-default.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fossa-default.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ name: FOSSA CLI Analysis - Default
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [ $default-branch ]
-  workflow_call:
 
 jobs:
   check_env:
     uses: newrelic-csec/.github/.github/workflows/fossa-check-env.yml@reusable
+    secrets:
+      FOSSA_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.FOSSA_API_KEY }}
 
   fossa:
     needs: check_env