diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-unit-tests.yml
index cfe5d3e7..e6642ace 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-unit-tests.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
           target-ros2-distro: ${{ matrix.ros_distribution }}
       - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1.2.1
         with:
-          # token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}  # only needed for private repos
+          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
           files: ros_ws/lcov/total_coverage.info,ros_ws/coveragepy/.coverage
           flags: unittests
           name: codecov-umbrella