diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-pull-request-approved.yml b/.github/workflows/test-pull-request-approved.yml
index afc6e146..c1c9e56e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-pull-request-approved.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-pull-request-approved.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: '10'
+          persist-credentials: false
       - id: get_xetabase_branch
         name: "Get current branch for Xetabase from target branch"
         run: |
@@ -35,8 +36,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "xetabase_branch=${xetabase_branch}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
         env:
           ZETTA_REPO_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ZETTA_REPO_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          persist-credentials: false
+
   test:
     name: "Run all tests before merging"
     needs: calculate-xetabase-branch