diff --git a/.github/workflows/vm-release.yml b/.github/workflows/vm-release.yml
index 28db4c2..02b88e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vm-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vm-release.yml
@@ -39,12 +39,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build tar ball
         run: |
+          TARBALL= nuklaivm-${{ github.sha }}.tar.gz
           EXCLUDES=$(cat .gitignore .dockerignore 2>/dev/null | grep -v '^#' | sed '/^$/d' | sed 's/^/--exclude=/' | tr '\n' ' ')
           EXCLUDES+=" --exclude='./web_wallet' --exclude=$TARBALL"
-          pwd
-          ls -la
-          echo $EXCLUDES
-          #tar -czf $TARBALL $EXCLUDES -C . .
+          eval "tar -czf $TARBALL $EXCLUDES -C . ."
 
       # - name: Push to S3
       #   run: |