diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index b39024f..4259d2d 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 name: "Shell Checkout"
 description: "Checkout a repo using shell"
+
+
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
@@ -9,8 +11,10 @@ runs:
         mkdir -p /tmp/newdir && cd /tmp/newdir
         git init
         git remote add origin "$GITHUB_SERVER_URL/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY"
-        basicauth=$(echo -n "x-access-token:${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" | base64)
+        basicauth=$(echo -n "x-access-token:${token}" | base64)
         git config --local http.$GITHUB_SERVER_URL.extraheader "AUTHORIZATION: basic ${basicauth}"
         GIT_TRACE=1 GIT_CURL_VERBOSE=1 git fetch origin "$GITHUB_REF"
         git checkout "$GITHUB_REF_NAME"
       shell: bash
+      env:
+        token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}