diff --git a/forgejo-test-helper.sh b/forgejo-test-helper.sh
index a9aa07a..35fefdf 100755
--- a/forgejo-test-helper.sh
+++ b/forgejo-test-helper.sh
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@ function push() {
     local self_action="$5"
     local token="$6"
 
-    if test -z "$token"; then
-	echo missing token argument
-	return 1
-    fi
-
     local dir="$DIR/$project"
     rsync -a $directory/ $dir/
 
@@ -87,6 +82,11 @@ function run_workflow() {
     local self_action="$5"
     local token="$6"
 
+    if test -z "$token"; then
+	echo missing token argument
+	return 1
+    fi
+
     push "$directory" "$url" "$owner" "$project" "$self_action" "$token"
     wait_success "$url" "$owner/$project" $(cat $DIR/$project/SHA)
 }