diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 23a3e74..91490bc 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export async function run() {
 
   await plugin(inputs, env);
 
-  return returnDataToKernel(inputs.authToken, inputs.stateId, {});
+  return returnDataToKernel(process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN, inputs.stateId, {});
 }
 
 async function returnDataToKernel(repoToken: string, stateId: string, output: object) {
diff --git a/src/types/process-env.d.ts b/src/types/process-env.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2bb98f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/process-env.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+declare global {
+  namespace NodeJS {
+    interface ProcessEnv {
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: string;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export {};