diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_source_data_schema_changelog.yml b/.github/workflows/update_source_data_schema_changelog.yml
index 1418c41e..fe653ace 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_source_data_schema_changelog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_source_data_schema_changelog.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ jobs:
           OLD_SCHEMAS_DIR=original_schemas
           cp -r schemas/ new_schemas/
           git clone --branch master https://github.com/stellar/stellar-etl-airflow.git repo_master_copy
-          cp -r repo_master_copy/schemas/ OLD_SCHEMAS_DIR
+          mkdir OLD_SCHEMAS_DIR
+          cp -r repo_master_copy/schemas/ $OLD_SCHEMAS_DIR/
           export OLD_SCHEMAS_DIR
           python3 scripts/update_source_data_schema_changelog.py
 
diff --git a/scripts/update_source_data_schema_changelog.py b/scripts/update_source_data_schema_changelog.py
index db4dd83a..41d31f93 100644
--- a/scripts/update_source_data_schema_changelog.py
+++ b/scripts/update_source_data_schema_changelog.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
+import json
 import os
 import sys
-import json
 from datetime import datetime
 
-OLD_SCHEMAS_DIR = os.environ.get(OLD_SCHEMAS_DIR)
+OLD_SCHEMAS_DIR = os.environ.get("OLD_SCHEMAS_DIR")
 NEW_SCHEMAS_DIR = "schemas"
 CHANGELOG_FILEPATH = "changelog/source_data.md"