diff --git a/pkg/runner/expression.go b/pkg/runner/expression.go
index 2892bbc035c..cc27f416a36 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/expression.go
+++ b/pkg/runner/expression.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ func (rc *RunContext) NewExpressionEvaluator() ExpressionEvaluator {
 		Strategy: strategy,
 		Matrix:   rc.Matrix,
 		Needs:    using,
+		Inputs:   rc.Inputs,
 	}
 	return expressionEvaluator{
 		interpreter: exprparser.NewInterpeter(ee, exprparser.Config{