diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 2fd682b..1f345ed 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -184,19 +184,12 @@ publishing {
             //after publishing, go to https://s01.oss.sonatype.org, log in, close the staged repo, and release it if everything worked out
             url = "https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/"
             credentials {
-                //uses keys and passwords declared in userhome/.gradle/gradle.properties
-                if (System.getenv("ossrhUsername") != null) {
-                    username = System.getenv("ossrhUsername") as String
-                } else {
-                    username = property("ossrhUsername") as String
-                }
-                //username = (System.getenv("ossrhUsername") ?: property("ossrhUsername")) as String
-                if (System.getenv("ossrhPassword") != null) {
-                    password = System.getenv("ossrhPassword") as String
-                } else {
-                    password = property("ossrhPassword") as String
-                }
-                //password = (System.getenv("ossrhPassword") ?: property("ossrhPassword")) as String
+                //uses keys and passwords declared in userhome/.gradle/gradle.properties, works locally
+                //username = property("ossrhUsername") as String
+                //password = property("ossrhPassword") as String
+                //uses environment variables declared in yml file which passes GitHub secrets to it
+                username = System.getenv("MAVEN_USERNAME")
+                password = System.getenv("MAVEN_PASSWORD")
             }
         }
     }