diff --git a/tests/suite/test_publish_w_tag.sh b/tests/suite/test_publish_w_tag.sh
index b857c97..67c1bec 100644
--- a/tests/suite/test_publish_w_tag.sh
+++ b/tests/suite/test_publish_w_tag.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ test_with_tag() {
     local test_name="Test with tag"
 
     # Create expectations & set env variables that will be passed in for Docker command
-    local WITH_VAR_GITHUB_TOKEN="ghp_1x2x3x4x5x6x7x8x9x0x1x2x3x4x5x6x7x8x9x0"
     local WITH_VAR_TAG="v1.0.0"
     local WITH_VAR_ROOT_OPTIONS="--noop -vv"
     local expected_psr_cmd=".*/bin/semantic-release $WITH_VAR_ROOT_OPTIONS publish --tag $WITH_VAR_TAG"
diff --git a/tests/suite/test_publish_wo_tag.sh b/tests/suite/test_publish_wo_tag.sh
index 55e2d60..64b1593 100644
--- a/tests/suite/test_publish_wo_tag.sh
+++ b/tests/suite/test_publish_wo_tag.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ test_without_tag() {
     local test_name="Test without tag"
 
     # Create expectations & set env variables that will be passed in for Docker command
-    local WITH_VAR_GITHUB_TOKEN="ghp_1x2x3x4x5x6x7x8x9x0x1x2x3x4x5x6x7x8x9x0"
     local WITH_VAR_ROOT_OPTIONS="--noop -vv"
     local expected_psr_cmd=".*/bin/semantic-release $WITH_VAR_ROOT_OPTIONS publish"
 
diff --git a/tests/utils.sh b/tests/utils.sh
index 8a0f31a..80590e1 100644
--- a/tests/utils.sh
+++ b/tests/utils.sh
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ run_test() {
     local test_name="$1"
 
     # Set Defaults based on action.yml
+    [ -z "$WITH_VAR_GITHUB_TOKEN" ] && local WITH_VAR_GITHUB_TOKEN="ghp_1x2x3x4x5x6x7x8x9x0x1x2x3x4x5x6x7x8x9x0"
     [ -z "$WITH_VAR_DIRECTORY" ] && local WITH_VAR_DIRECTORY="."
     [ -z "$WITH_VAR_ROOT_OPTIONS" ] && local WITH_VAR_ROOT_OPTIONS="-v"