diff --git a/.github/workflows/llm-hello-world.yaml b/.github/workflows/llm-hello-world.yaml
index 7d4d98d5..7ff5d826 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/llm-hello-world.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/llm-hello-world.yaml
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Probe token limits
         env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COPILOT_PAT || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           echo "=== Token Limit Probe ==="
           echo "Testing progressively larger payloads to find the ceiling"