diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-deploy-pudl.yml b/.github/workflows/build-deploy-pudl.yml
index 1b59220fd9..d9dded930a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-deploy-pudl.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-deploy-pudl.yml
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Make GCP Batch config file
         if: ${{ env.SKIP_BUILD != 'true' }}
         env:
-          PUDL_OUTPUT_PATH: ${{ env.GCS_OUTPUT_BUCKET }}/${{ env.BUILD_ID }}
+          PUDL_GCS_OUTPUT: ${{ env.GCS_OUTPUT_BUCKET }}/${{ env.BUILD_ID }}
         run: |-
           ./devtools/generate_batch_config.py \
             --output ${{ env.BATCH_JOB_JSON }} \
@@ -162,8 +162,7 @@ jobs:
             --container-env GITHUB_ACTION_TRIGGER=${{ github.event_name }} \
             --container-env NIGHTLY_TAG=${{ env.NIGHTLY_TAG }} \
             --container-env PUDL_BOT_PAT=${{ secrets.PUDL_BOT_PAT }} \
-            --container-env PUDL_GCS_OUTPUT=${{ env.PUDL_GCS_OUTPUT }}
-            --container-env PUDL_GCS_OUTPUT=${{ env.PUDL_OUTPUT_PATH }} \
+            --container-env PUDL_GCS_OUTPUT=${{ env.PUDL_GCS_OUTPUT }} \
             --container-env PUDL_SETTINGS_YML="/home/mambauser/pudl/src/pudl/package_data/settings/etl_full.yml" \
             --container-env SLACK_TOKEN=${{ secrets.PUDL_DEPLOY_SLACK_TOKEN }} \
             --container-env ZENODO_SANDBOX_TOKEN_PUBLISH=${{ secrets.ZENODO_SANDBOX_TOKEN_PUBLISH }} \
diff --git a/docker/gcp_pudl_etl.sh b/docker/gcp_pudl_etl.sh
index 2b0635a370..ffe906afd7 100644
--- a/docker/gcp_pudl_etl.sh
+++ b/docker/gcp_pudl_etl.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # This script won't work locally because it needs adequate GCP permissions.
 
 function send_slack_msg() {
+    echo "sending slack message"
     curl -X POST -H "Content-type: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer ${SLACK_TOKEN}" https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage --data "{\"channel\": \"C03FHB9N0PQ\", \"text\": \"$1\"}"
 }
 
@@ -13,15 +14,18 @@ function upload_file_to_slack() {
 function authenticate_gcp() {
     # Set the default gcloud project id so the zenodo-cache bucket
     # knows what project to bill for egress
+    echo "authenticating GCP"
     gcloud config set project "$GCP_BILLING_PROJECT"
 }
 
 function initialize_postgres() {
+    echo "initializing postgres"
     sudo -u postgres pg_ctl start -l logfile && \
     sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE USER dagster WITH SUPERUSER PASSWORD 'dagster_password'"
 }
 
 function run_pudl_etl() {
+    echo "starting to run PUDL ETL"
     send_slack_msg ":large_yellow_circle: Deployment started for $BUILD_ID :floppy_disk:"
     initialize_postgres && \
     authenticate_gcp && \
@@ -48,16 +52,6 @@ function run_pudl_etl() {
     && touch "$PUDL_OUTPUT/success"
 }
 
-function shutdown_vm() {
-    upload_file_to_slack "$LOGFILE" "pudl_etl logs for $BUILD_ID:"
-    # Shut down the vm instance when the etl is done.
-    echo "Shutting down VM."
-    ACCESS_TOKEN=$(curl \
-        "http://metadata.google.internal/computeMetadata/v1/instance/service-accounts/default/token" \
-        -H "Metadata-Flavor: Google" | jq -r '.access_token')
-    curl -X POST -H "Content-Length: 0" -H "Authorization: Bearer ${ACCESS_TOKEN}" "https://compute.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/catalyst-cooperative-pudl/zones/$GCE_INSTANCE_ZONE/instances/$GCE_INSTANCE/stop"
-}
-
 function save_outputs_to_gcs() {
     echo "Copying outputs to GCP bucket $PUDL_GCS_OUTPUT" && \
     gsutil -m cp -r "$PUDL_OUTPUT" "$PUDL_GCS_OUTPUT" && \
@@ -213,6 +207,4 @@ if [[ $ETL_SUCCESS == 0 && \
     notify_slack "success"
 else
     notify_slack "failure"
-fi
-
-shutdown_vm
+fi
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