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[GH-ISSUE #2151] .env inconsistently overshadows explicit workflow environment variables #1024

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opened 2026-03-01 21:48:18 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

kerem commented

2026-03-01 21:48:18 +03:00

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Originally created by @iby on GitHub (Jan 9, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/2151

Bug report info

act version:            0.2.57
GOOS:                   darwin
GOARCH:                 arm64
NumCPU:                 14
Docker host:            unix:///Users/iby/.colima/default/docker.sock
Sockets found:
	$HOME/.colima/docker.sock
Config files:           
	/Users/iby/.actrc:
		-P ubuntu-latest=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest
		-P ubuntu-22.04=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-22.04
		-P ubuntu-20.04=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-20.04
		-P ubuntu-18.04=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-18.04
Build info:
	Go version:            go1.21.5
	Module path:           command-line-arguments
	Main version:          
	Main path:             
	Main checksum:         
	Build settings:
		-buildmode:           exe
		-compiler:            gc
		-ldflags:             -X main.version=0.2.57
		DefaultGODEBUG:       panicnil=1
		CGO_ENABLED:          1
		CGO_CFLAGS:           
		CGO_CPPFLAGS:         
		CGO_CXXFLAGS:         
		CGO_LDFLAGS:          
		GOARCH:               arm64
		GOOS:                 darwin
Docker Engine:
	Engine version:        24.0.7
	Engine runtime:        runc
	Cgroup version:        2
	Cgroup driver:         systemd
	Storage driver:        overlay2
	Registry URI:          https://index.docker.io/v1/
	OS:                    Ubuntu 23.10
	OS type:               linux
	OS version:            23.10
	OS arch:               aarch64
	OS kernel:             6.5.0-10-generic
	OS CPU:                8
	OS memory:             7925 MB
	Security options:
		name=apparmor
		name=seccomp,profile=builtin
		name=cgroupns

Command used with act

act

Describe issue

By default, act loads dotenv .env file, that can contain MY_VAR variable. The same variable can be defined in global workflow and local step env config:

Global workflow `env` config	Local step `env` config	Dotenv `.env` file	echo $MY_VAR	Expected
		123	123	✅
	bar		bar	✅
	bar	123	bar	✅
foo			foo	✅
foo		123	123	❌
foo	bar		bar	✅
foo	bar	123	bar	✅

When the env variable is explicitly defined in global workflow config, it gets overwritten by dotenv .env file variable, which gets loaded by default – this shouldn't be happening as dotenv variables should not override already defined values.

Link to GitHub repository

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Workflow content

on:
  push: { branches: [ main ] }

env:
  MY_VAR: foo

jobs:
  main:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - env:
#          MY_VAR: bar
        run: echo ">>> ${MY_VAR}"

Relevant log output

WARN  ⚠ You are using Apple M-series chip and you have not specified container architecture, you might encounter issues while running act. If so, try running it with '--container-architecture linux/amd64'. ⚠  
WARN[0000] unable to get git repo: remote not found     
WARN[0000] unable to get git ref: reference not found   
WARN[0000] unable to get git revision: reference not found 
[main.yml/main] 🚀  Start image=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest
INFO[0000] Parallel tasks (0) below minimum, setting to 1 
[main.yml/main]   🐳  docker pull image=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest platform= username= forcePull=true
INFO[0000] Parallel tasks (0) below minimum, setting to 1 
[main.yml/main]   🐳  docker create image=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest platform= entrypoint=["tail" "-f" "/dev/null"] cmd=[] network="host"
[main.yml/main]   🐳  docker run image=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest platform= entrypoint=["tail" "-f" "/dev/null"] cmd=[] network="host"
[main.yml/main] unable to get git repo: remote not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git ref: reference not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git revision: reference not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git repo: remote not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git ref: reference not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git revision: reference not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git repo: remote not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git ref: reference not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git revision: reference not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git repo: remote not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git ref: reference not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git revision: reference not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git repo: remote not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git ref: reference not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git revision: reference not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git repo: remote not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git ref: reference not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git revision: reference not found
[main.yml/main] ⭐ Run Main echo ">>> ${MY_VAR}"
[main.yml/main] unable to get git repo: remote not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git ref: reference not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git revision: reference not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git repo: remote not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git ref: reference not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git revision: reference not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git repo: remote not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git ref: reference not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git revision: reference not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git repo: remote not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git ref: reference not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git revision: reference not found
[main.yml/main]   🐳  docker exec cmd=[bash --noprofile --norc -e -o pipefail /var/run/act/workflow/0] user= workdir=
| >>> 123
[main.yml/main]   ✅  Success - Main echo ">>> ${MY_VAR}"
[main.yml/main] Cleaning up container for job main
[main.yml/main] 🏁  Job succeeded
[main.yml/main] unable to get git repo: remote not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git ref: reference not found
[main.yml/main] unable to get git revision: reference not found

Additional information

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Originally created by @iby on GitHub (Jan 9, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nektos/act/issues/2151 ### Bug report info ```plain text act version: 0.2.57 GOOS: darwin GOARCH: arm64 NumCPU: 14 Docker host: unix:///Users/iby/.colima/default/docker.sock Sockets found: $HOME/.colima/docker.sock Config files: /Users/iby/.actrc: -P ubuntu-latest=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest -P ubuntu-22.04=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-22.04 -P ubuntu-20.04=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-20.04 -P ubuntu-18.04=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-18.04 Build info: Go version: go1.21.5 Module path: command-line-arguments Main version: Main path: Main checksum: Build settings: -buildmode: exe -compiler: gc -ldflags: -X main.version=0.2.57 DefaultGODEBUG: panicnil=1 CGO_ENABLED: 1 CGO_CFLAGS: CGO_CPPFLAGS: CGO_CXXFLAGS: CGO_LDFLAGS: GOARCH: arm64 GOOS: darwin Docker Engine: Engine version: 24.0.7 Engine runtime: runc Cgroup version: 2 Cgroup driver: systemd Storage driver: overlay2 Registry URI: https://index.docker.io/v1/ OS: Ubuntu 23.10 OS type: linux OS version: 23.10 OS arch: aarch64 OS kernel: 6.5.0-10-generic OS CPU: 8 OS memory: 7925 MB Security options: name=apparmor name=seccomp,profile=builtin name=cgroupns ``` ### Command used with act ```sh act ``` ### Describe issue By default, act loads dotenv `.env` file, that can contain `MY_VAR` variable. The same variable can be defined in global workflow and local step `env` config: Global workflow `env` config | Local step `env` config | Dotenv `.env` file | echo $MY_VAR | Expected -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | | 123 | 123 | ✅ | bar | | bar | ✅ | bar | 123 | bar | ✅ foo | | | foo | ✅ foo | | 123 | 123 | ❌ foo | bar | | bar | ✅ foo | bar | 123 | bar | ✅ When the env variable is explicitly defined in global workflow config, it gets overwritten by dotenv `.env` file variable, which gets loaded by default – this shouldn't be happening as dotenv variables should not override already defined values. ### Link to GitHub repository _No response_ ### Workflow content ```yml on: push: { branches: [ main ] } env: MY_VAR: foo jobs: main: runs-on: ubuntu-latest steps: - env: # MY_VAR: bar run: echo ">>> ${MY_VAR}" ``` ### Relevant log output ```sh WARN ⚠ You are using Apple M-series chip and you have not specified container architecture, you might encounter issues while running act. If so, try running it with '--container-architecture linux/amd64'. ⚠ WARN[0000] unable to get git repo: remote not found WARN[0000] unable to get git ref: reference not found WARN[0000] unable to get git revision: reference not found [main.yml/main] 🚀 Start image=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest INFO[0000] Parallel tasks (0) below minimum, setting to 1 [main.yml/main] 🐳 docker pull image=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest platform= username= forcePull=true INFO[0000] Parallel tasks (0) below minimum, setting to 1 [main.yml/main] 🐳 docker create image=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest platform= entrypoint=["tail" "-f" "/dev/null"] cmd=[] network="host" [main.yml/main] 🐳 docker run image=catthehacker/ubuntu:act-latest platform= entrypoint=["tail" "-f" "/dev/null"] cmd=[] network="host" [main.yml/main] unable to get git repo: remote not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git ref: reference not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git revision: reference not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git repo: remote not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git ref: reference not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git revision: reference not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git repo: remote not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git ref: reference not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git revision: reference not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git repo: remote not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git ref: reference not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git revision: reference not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git repo: remote not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git ref: reference not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git revision: reference not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git repo: remote not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git ref: reference not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git revision: reference not found [main.yml/main] ⭐ Run Main echo ">>> ${MY_VAR}" [main.yml/main] unable to get git repo: remote not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git ref: reference not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git revision: reference not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git repo: remote not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git ref: reference not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git revision: reference not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git repo: remote not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git ref: reference not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git revision: reference not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git repo: remote not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git ref: reference not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git revision: reference not found [main.yml/main] 🐳 docker exec cmd=[bash --noprofile --norc -e -o pipefail /var/run/act/workflow/0] user= workdir= | >>> 123 [main.yml/main] ✅ Success - Main echo ">>> ${MY_VAR}" [main.yml/main] Cleaning up container for job main [main.yml/main] 🏁 Job succeeded [main.yml/main] unable to get git repo: remote not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git ref: reference not found [main.yml/main] unable to get git revision: reference not found ``` ### Additional information _No response_

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2026-03-01 21:48:18 +03:00

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kerem referenced this issue

2026-03-01 21:52:27 +03:00

[PR #1024] [MERGED] fix: trim whitespace from actrc #1734

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Global workflow `env` config	Local step `env` config	Dotenv `.env` file	echo $MY_VAR	Expected
		123	123	✅
	bar		bar	✅
	bar	123	bar	✅
foo			foo	✅
foo		123	123	❌
foo	bar		bar	✅
foo	bar	123	bar	✅

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Global workflow `env` config	Local step `env` config	Dotenv `.env` file	echo $MY_VAR	Expected
		123	123	✅
	bar		bar	✅
	bar	123	bar	✅
foo			foo	✅
foo		123	123	❌
foo	bar		bar	✅
foo	bar	123	bar	✅

Global workflow `env` config	Local step `env` config	Dotenv `.env` file	echo $MY_VAR	Expected
		123	123	✅
	bar		bar	✅
	bar	123	bar	✅
foo			foo	✅
foo		123	123	❌
foo	bar		bar	✅
foo	bar	123	bar	✅