diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index fb1a0f7..4debea2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -13,18 +13,18 @@ jobs:
     outputs:
       matrix: ${{ steps.list.outputs.value }}
     steps:
-      - name: 'Check out devops repo'
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4.0.0
-      - id: list
-        name: 'List automerge repos'
-        run: echo "value=$(cat test/automerge.json | tr -d '\n')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: 'Generate GitHub App Token'
         id: automerge_token
         uses: actions/create-github-app-token@v1.11.0
         with:
           app_id: ${{ secrets.AUTOMERGE_APP_ID }}
           private_key: ${{ secrets.AUTOMERGE_APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-  
+      - name: 'Check out devops repo'
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4.0.0
+      - id: list
+        name: 'List automerge repos'
+        run: echo "value=$(cat test/automerge.json | tr -d '\n')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
   automerge-test:
     name: 'Automerge'
     runs-on: [ubuntu-latest]
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ jobs:
         value: ${{fromJson(needs.list.outputs.matrix)}}
     steps:
       - name: 'Check Automerge Repo to Test'
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ needs.list.outputs.token }}
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: 'Automerge runtimeverification/${{ matrix.value }}'