diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a63e1c8..6aaa822 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,20 +8,17 @@ Setup Forgejo and a runner.
 The forgejo-test-helper.sh script is available to help test and debug actions.
 
 `forgejo=http://root:admin1234@${{ steps.forgejo.outputs.host-port }}`
-`token=${{ steps.forgejo.outputs.token }}`
 
 * `forgejo-test-helper.sh push_self_action $forgejo root myaction vTest`
   Creates the repository `$forgejo/root/myaction` and populate it with the
   content of the repository under test, except for the `.forgejo` directory
   (it would otherwise create an infinite recursion loop). The tag `vTest` is
   set to the SHA under test.
-* `forgejo-test-helper.sh run_workflow testrepo $forgejo root testrepo myaction $token`
+* `forgejo-test-helper.sh run_workflow testrepo $forgejo root testrepo myaction`
   Create the repository `$forgejo/root/testrepo` and populate it with the
   content of the `testrepo` directory. All occurrences of `SELF` in
   `testrepo/.forgejo/workflows/*.yml` are replaced with `$forgejo/root/myaction`.
-  All occurrences of `FORGEJO_TOKEN` `testrepo/.forgejo/workflows/*.yml`
-  are replaced with `$token`.
-* `forgejo-test-helper.sh push testrepo $forgejo root testrepo $token`
+* `forgejo-test-helper.sh push testrepo $forgejo root testrepo`
   Create the repository `$forgejo/root/testrepo` and populate it with the
   content of the `testrepo` directory. The SHA of the tip of the repository
   is in the output, starting with `sha=`.
diff --git a/forgejo-test-helper.sh b/forgejo-test-helper.sh
index 64ee849..4a4b5cd 100755
--- a/forgejo-test-helper.sh
+++ b/forgejo-test-helper.sh
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ 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/