diff --git a/.github/workflows/bi-weekly-release/action.yml b/.github/workflows/bi-weekly-release/action.yml
index e647ac8a759..3a5314f62ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bi-weekly-release/action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bi-weekly-release/action.yml
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ runs:
   steps:
     - shell: bash
       run: |
+        LAST_AUTOMATED_RELEASE=${{ inputs.LAST_AUTOMATED_RELEASE }}
         echo "LAST_AUTOMATED_RELEASE=${{ inputs.LAST_AUTOMATED_RELEASE }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 #        last_release=$(git ls-remote --tags | grep -v "\-rc" | grep -v "refs/tags/v" | grep "cloud" | tail -n1 | awk ‘{print $2}’)
         current_date=$(date +%s)
-        release_date=$(git log -1 --format=%ct $last_release)
-        time_diff=$(( (current_date - release_date) / (60*60*24) ))
+        release_date=$(git log -1 --format=%ct LAST_AUTOMATED_RELEASE)
+        time_diff=$(( (current_date - LAST_AUTOMATED_RELEASE) / (60*60*24) ))
         if [ "$time_diff" -ge 14 ]; then
           echo "14 days have passed since the release."
           # Perform additional actions here
diff --git a/.github/workflows/daily-hosting-release.yml b/.github/workflows/daily-hosting-release.yml
index 18e83881778..e9c50b6966c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/daily-hosting-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/daily-hosting-release.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           REPOSITORY_ID=${{ github.repository_id }}
           EVENT_NAME=${{ github.event_name }}
-          CURRENT_DATE=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%d  %H:%M:%S")
+          CURRENT_DATE=$(date +%s)
           echo "REPOSITORY_ID=$REPOSITORY_ID" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "EVENT_NAME=$EVENT_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "CURRENT_DATE=$CURRENT_DATE" >> $GITHUB_ENV