diff --git a/scripts/githubClient.ts b/scripts/githubClient.ts
index 28afba1c..952c1bbd 100644
--- a/scripts/githubClient.ts
+++ b/scripts/githubClient.ts
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ import { Octokit } from "octokit";
 dotenv.config();
 
 export const octokit = new Octokit({
-  auth: `${process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN}`,
+  auth: process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN,
 });