diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 8af220f..4417606 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     - run: npm run build
     - run: npm test
     - uses: ./
-      with: 
-        github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      with:
         path-to-profile: profile.cov
         parallel: true
         job-number: ${{ strategy.job-index }}
@@ -52,5 +51,4 @@ jobs:
     - run: npm run build
     - uses: ./
       with: 
-        github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         parallel-finished: true
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index d7d2cc4..8f2c77a 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ inputs:
   github-token:
     description: Coveralls uses this token to verify the posted coverage data on the repo and create a new check based on the results.
     required: true
+    default: '${{ github.token }}'
   path-to-profile:
     description: a path to your cover profile.
     required: false