diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-auth-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/integration-auth-tests.yml
index d0ee50329..6fddfbb4b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-auth-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-auth-tests.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "KUBERNETES_CA_CERT_PATH=$(kubectl config view --minify -o jsonpath='{.clusters[0].cluster.certificate-authority}')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "KUBERNETES_ISSUER=$(kubectl get --raw /.well-known/openid-configuration| jq -r .issuer)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "KUBERNETES_AUDIENCE=$(kubectl create token llama-stack-auth -n llama-stack --duration=1h | cut -d. -f2 | base64 -d | jq -r '.aud[0]')" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          echo "TOKEN=$(kubectl create token llama-stack-auth -n llama-stack --duration=1h)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "TOKEN=$(cat llama-stack-auth-token)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Set Kube Auth Config and run server
         env: