diff --git a/vitest.setup.ts b/vitest.setup.ts
index 771ac42..de737ee 100644
--- a/vitest.setup.ts
+++ b/vitest.setup.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import { resolve } from "node:path";
 import { config } from "dotenv";
+import { ensureGitHubToken } from "./utils/github.ts";
 
 config({ path: resolve(import.meta.dirname, "../.env") });
 
-// alias GITHUB_TOKEN to GH_TOKEN for tests
-if (!process.env.GH_TOKEN && process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN) {
-  process.env.GH_TOKEN = process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN;
-}
+await ensureGitHubToken();