diff --git a/.github/workflows/__init-with-registries.yml b/.github/workflows/__init-with-registries.yml
index 421de335e2..78077f958c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/__init-with-registries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/__init-with-registries.yml
@@ -63,14 +63,11 @@ jobs:
       with:
         db-location: ${{ runner.temp }}/customDbLocation
         tools: ${{ steps.prepare-test.outputs.tools-url }}
-        config-file: ./.github/codeql/codeql-config-query-filters1.yml
+        config-file: ./.github/codeql/codeql-config-registries.yml
+        languages: javascript
         registries-auth-tokens: https://ghcr.io/v2=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      # ensure test will fail if registries block is not used
-        token: i-am-not-a-token
       env:
         TEST_MODE: true
-      # ensure test will fail if registries block is not used
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: i-am-not-a-token
     - name: Verify packages installed
       run: |
         PRIVATE_PACK="$HOME/.codeql/packages/dsp-testing/private-pack"
diff --git a/pr-checks/checks/init-with-registries.yml b/pr-checks/checks/init-with-registries.yml
index 0e00e09d5a..c662b3a520 100644
--- a/pr-checks/checks/init-with-registries.yml
+++ b/pr-checks/checks/init-with-registries.yml
@@ -12,14 +12,11 @@ steps:
     with:
       db-location: "${{ runner.temp }}/customDbLocation"
       tools: ${{ steps.prepare-test.outputs.tools-url }}
-      config-file: ./.github/codeql/codeql-config-query-filters1.yml
+      config-file: ./.github/codeql/codeql-config-registries.yml
+      languages: javascript
       registries-auth-tokens: https://ghcr.io/v2=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      # ensure test will fail if registries block is not used
-      token: i-am-not-a-token
     env:
       TEST_MODE: true
-      # ensure test will fail if registries block is not used
-      GITHUB_TOKEN: i-am-not-a-token
   - name: Verify packages installed
     run: |
       PRIVATE_PACK="$HOME/.codeql/packages/dsp-testing/private-pack"