diff --git a/.github/workflows/aws-preview.yml b/.github/workflows/aws-preview.yml
index 21763a77..aaa17d1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/aws-preview.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/aws-preview.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
                                   GithubAppsClientId=${{ secrets.X_GITHUB_APPS_CLIENT_ID }} \
                                   GithubAppsClientSecret=${{ secrets.X_GITHUB_APPS_CLIENT_SECRET }} \
                                   OpenAIAPIKey=${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }} \
-                                  OpenAIBaseUrl=${{ vars.OPENAI_BASE_URL }} \
+                                  OpenAIBaseUrl=${{ vars.OPENAI_BASE_URL:-"https://api.openai.com/v1" }} \
                                   GeminiAPIKey=${{ secrets.GEMINI_API_KEY }} \
                                   SupabaseServiceKey=${{ secrets.SUPABASE_SERVICE_KEY }} \
                                   SupabaseUrl=${{ secrets.SUPABASE_URL }} \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/aws-prod.yml b/.github/workflows/aws-prod.yml
index 8db0397d..5d7e19ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/aws-prod.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/aws-prod.yml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
                                   GithubAppsClientId=${{ secrets.X_GITHUB_APPS_CLIENT_ID }} \
                                   GithubAppsClientSecret=${{ secrets.X_GITHUB_APPS_CLIENT_SECRET }} \
                                   OpenAIAPIKey=${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }} \
-                                  OpenAIBaseUrl=${{ vars.OPENAI_BASE_URL }} \
+                                  OpenAIBaseUrl=${{ vars.OPENAI_BASE_URL:-"https://api.openai.com/v1" }} \
                                   GeminiAPIKey=${{ secrets.GEMINI_API_KEY }} \
                                   SupabaseServiceKey=${{ secrets.SUPABASE_SERVICE_KEY }} \
                                   SupabaseUrl=${{ secrets.SUPABASE_URL }} \