diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 7cdd7cd..c2bda46 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ async function downloadBazelisk() {
     filename = `${filename}.exe`
   }
 
-  const octokit = github.getOctokit(process.env.BAZELISK_GITHUB_TOKEN, {
+  const token = process.env.BAZELISK_GITHUB_TOKEN
+  const octokit = github.getOctokit(token, {
     baseUrl: 'https://api.github.com'
   })
   const { data: releases } = await octokit.rest.repos.listReleases({