diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-jira-validation.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-jira-validation.yaml
index 5cc3203c..b190eea4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-jira-validation.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-jira-validation.yaml
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ on:
 jobs:
   validate:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    env:
-      GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -29,6 +27,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Get branch creation event
         id: get_branch_creation_event
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
         run: |
           echo "repo - ${{  github.repository }}"
           BRANCH_CREATION_EVENT=$(gh api -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" /repos/${{ github.repository }}/activity | jq -c '[.[] | select(.type == "CreateEvent" and .payload.ref == "refs/heads/${{ env.branch }}")] | .[0]')