diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-os-versions.yml b/.github/workflows/test-os-versions.yml
index e68faf32..67b5b5c4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-os-versions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-os-versions.yml
@@ -46,16 +46,16 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: Parse launch arguments
-        id: parse_launch_args
+      - name: Parse comment arguments
+        id: parse_comment_args
         # Do not use comment body directly in the shell command to avoid possible code injection.
         env:
           BODY: ${{ github.event.comment.body }}
         run: |
           # extract first line and cut out the "/test-os-versions" first word
-          LAUNCH_ARGS=$(echo "$BODY" | sed -n '1 s/^[^ ]* *//p' | sed 's/[[:space:]]*$//')
-          echo "launch arguments are: $LAUNCH_ARGS"
-          echo "launch_args=${LAUNCH_ARGS}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          ARGS=$(echo "$BODY" | sed -n '1 s/^[^ ]* *//p' | sed 's/[[:space:]]*$//')
+          echo "comment arguments are: $ARGS"
+          echo "comment_args=${ARGS}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           # check for dry run mode
           DRY_RUN=False
           echo "$BODY" | grep -q "/test-os-versions-dry" && DRY_RUN=True
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ jobs:
       allowed_user: ${{ steps.check_user_perm.outputs.allowed_user }}
       base_ref: ${{ fromJson(steps.pr_api.outputs.data).base.ref }}
       sha: ${{ fromJson(steps.pr_api.outputs.data).head.sha }}
-      launch_args: ${{ steps.parse_launch_args.outputs.launch_args }}
-      dry_run: ${{ steps.parse_launch_args.outputs.dry_run }}
+      comment_args: ${{ steps.parse_comment_args.outputs.comment_args }}
+      dry_run: ${{ steps.parse_comment_args.outputs.dry_run }}
 
 
   os-version: