diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index d12e3c4..efb151c 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ steps:
     tags: ${DRONE_COMMIT_SHA}
 
 - name: Deploy a preview ApplicationSet
-  image: alpine/k8s
+  image: alpine/k8s:1.24.10
   when: 
     branch:
       exclude:
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ steps:
   environment:
     KUBECONFIG_CONTENT:
       from_secret: KUBECONFIG_CONTENT
-    ARGO_APP_BRANCH: ${DRONE_BRANCH}
-    ARGO_APP_HOSTNAME: "${DRONE_BRANCH}-dev.badhouseplants.net"
-    ARGO_APP_IMAGE_TAG: ${DRONE_COMMIT_SHA}
   commands: 
     - mkdir $HOME/.kube
     - echo $KUBECONFIG_CONTENT | base64 -d > $HOME/.kube/config
     - apk update --no-cache && apk add yq gettext
     - export ARGO_APP_CHART_VERSION=`cat chart/Chart.yaml | yq '.version'
+    - export ARGO_APP_BRANCH=$DRONE_BRANCH
+    - export ARGO_APP_HOSTNAME="${DRONE_BRANCH}-dev.badhouseplants.net"
+    - export ARGO_APP_IMAGE_TAG=$DRONE_COMMIT_SHA
     - kubectl get -f applicationset.yaml -o yaml  > /tmp/old_appset.yaml
     - yq 'del(.spec.generators[].list.elements[] | select(.name == ""))' /tmp/old_application.set > /tmp/clean_appset.yaml
     - envsubst  < ./kube/template.yaml > /tmp/elements.yaml