diff --git a/.github/workflows/_build_image.yml b/.github/workflows/_build_image.yml
index d29f1f62..6b6c4994 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_build_image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_build_image.yml
@@ -53,10 +53,13 @@ jobs:
         id: repo
         run: |
           AWS_ACCOUNT_ID=$(aws sts get-caller-identity --query Account --output text)
-          echo "ecr_repo_url=${AWS_ACCOUNT_ID}.dkr.ecr.${{ secrets.AWS_REGION }}.amazonaws.com/${{ inputs.ecr_repo }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
-      - name: GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        run: echo $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          ECR_REPO_URL="${AWS_ACCOUNT_ID}.dkr.ecr.${AWS_REGION}.amazonaws.com/${{ inputs.ecr_repo }}"
+
+          echo "Resolved ECR repo URL (local var):"
+          echo "$ECR_REPO_URL"
+
+          echo "ecr_repo_url=$ECR_REPO_URL" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Build & push image
         run: |