diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index aaf400d..2e95cf3 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@
             steps{
                 script {
                     def now = new Date()
-                    def timestamp = now.format("yyMMdd-HHmm", TimeZone.getTimeZone('UTC'))
-                    println timestamp
-                    def branch = timestamp+"-automatedSLOGeneration"
+                    env.timestamp = now.format("yyMMdd-HHmm", TimeZone.getTimeZone('UTC'))
+                    println env.timestamp
+                    env.branch = env.timestamp+"-automatedSLOGeneration"
                     dir("/opt/workspace/coco_terraform_config/") {
-                            sh "git checkout -b \"${branch}\""
+                            sh "git checkout -b \"${env.branch}\""
                     } 
                 }
             }
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@
                 script {
                     dir("/opt/workspace/coco_terraform_config/") {
                         sh "git add ."
-                        sh "git commit -m \"${timestamp}\""
-                        sh "git push origin ${branch}"
+                        sh "git commit -m \"${env.timestamp}\""
+                        sh "git push origin ${env.branch}"
                     }   
                 }
             }