diff --git a/.github/workflows/rworkflows.yml b/.github/workflows/rworkflows.yml
index d9a7e9a..dfc5291 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rworkflows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rworkflows.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ jobs:
         has_testthat: ${{ true }}
         run_covr: ${{ true }}
         run_pkgdown: ${{ true }}
-        has_runit: ${{ false }} 
+        has_runit: ${{ false }}
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run_docker: ${{ true }}
         docker_user: bschilder
         docker_org: neurogenomicslab