diff --git a/.github/workflows/need-triage.yaml b/.github/workflows/need-triage.yaml
index 849a4d2a3..578eca05b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/need-triage.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/need-triage.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ jobs:
       run: npm install @octokit/rest
 
     - name: Add Label "status/need-triage" if no label starting with "severity" exists
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CHE_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       run: |
         node -e "
         const { Octokit } = require('@octokit/rest');
@@ -49,5 +51,3 @@ jobs:
           }
         })();
         "
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CHE_BOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}