From a37c29bb01fb8384cfebd325fc72bf24cc749947 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: ryan-crabbe-berri <ryan@berri.ai>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:04:45 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix(ci): read the pull request base ref from env, not a
 template expansion

---
 .github/workflows/mutation-test-pr.yml | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/mutation-test-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/mutation-test-pr.yml
index b7ae605ccd6..72df97537c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mutation-test-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mutation-test-pr.yml
@@ -46,9 +46,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Scope the run to the diff
         id: scope
+        env:
+          BASE_REF: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}
         run: |
           python scripts/mutation_diff_scope.py \
-            --base "origin/${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}" \
+            --base "origin/$BASE_REF" \
             --write-pyproject | tee mutmut-scope.log
 
       - name: Set up uv