diff --git a/.github/workflows/wave.yml b/.github/workflows/wave.yml
index 92c3ce367223..084f0f77701a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wave.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wave.yml
@@ -58,10 +58,18 @@ jobs:
             conda-lock
             mamba
 
+      - name: Get the lock file path
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        id: lockfile-name
+        with:
+          result-encoding: string
+          script: |
+            return '${{ matrix.files }}'.replace('/environment.yml', '/conda-lock.yml');
+
       - name: Run conda-lock
         run: |
-          rm --force conda-lock.yml
-          conda-lock lock $MAMBA --file "${{ matrix.files }}" --kind lock --platform linux-64
+          rm --force "${{steps.lockfile-name.outputs.result}}"
+          conda-lock lock $MAMBA --file "${{ matrix.files }}" --kind lock --platform linux-64 --lockfile "${{steps.lockfile-name.outputs.result}}"
         env:
           MAMBA: "--mamba"
         shell: bash -l {0}
@@ -76,12 +84,4 @@ jobs:
           git commit -m "[automated] autogenerated conda-lock file"
           git push
 
-      - name: Get the lock file path
-        uses: actions/github-script@v7
-        id: lockfile-name
-        with:
-          result-encoding: string
-          script: |
-            return '${{ matrix.files }}'.replace('/environment.yml', '/conda-lock.yml');
-
         # TODO Build containers with Wave