diff --git a/.github/workflows/label-syncing.yml b/.github/workflows/label-syncing.yml
index e2e130e..a040c88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/label-syncing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/label-syncing.yml
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ jobs:
       -
         name: Run Labeler
         uses: Yleisradio/articleteam-gh-actions/label-sync@main
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/label-sync/action.yml b/label-sync/action.yml
index 9da9d3e..a7465ae 100644
--- a/label-sync/action.yml
+++ b/label-sync/action.yml
@@ -13,5 +13,3 @@ runs:
       with:
         from: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Yleisradio/articleteam-gh-actions/repo-label-sync-action/label-sync/labels.yml
         skip_delete: true
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}