diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-nym-vpn-android.yml b/.github/workflows/build-nym-vpn-android.yml
index 0046556e5a..eee4735cf2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-nym-vpn-android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-nym-vpn-android.yml
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ on:
           - nightly
           - release
       core_build:
-        type: string
-        description: "Core release version tag or \"source"\"
+        description: "Core release version tag or \"source\""
         required: true
         default: source
     secrets:
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ on:
         default: debug
       core_build:
         type: string
-        description: "Core release version tag or \"source"\"
+        description: "Core release version tag or \"source\""
         required: true
         default: source
     secrets:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-nym-vpn-android.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-nym-vpn-android.yml
index 07cb87bf45..7798ae96e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-nym-vpn-android.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-nym-vpn-android.yml
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ on:
         description: "Tag name for release"
         required: false
         default: nym-vpn-android-nightly
-      core_build:
-        type: string
-        description: "Core release version tag or \"source"\"
-        required: true
-        default: source
       release_type:
         type: choice
         description: "GitHub release type"
@@ -43,6 +38,10 @@ on:
           - release
         default: release
         required: true
+      core_build:
+        description: "Core release version tag or \"source\""
+        required: true
+        default: source
 
   push:
     tags: