diff --git a/.github/chart-testing-config.yaml b/.github/chart-testing-config.yaml
index 8ca2d9a..bf2a72d 100644
--- a/.github/chart-testing-config.yaml
+++ b/.github/chart-testing-config.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 chart-repos:
   - bitnami=https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami/
   - gdscan=https://gdatasoftwareag.github.io/gdscan/
-  - oci-registry=oci://ghcr.io/gdatasoftwareag/
-helm-repo-extra-args:
-  - oci-registry=--username=GdataGithubBot
\ No newline at end of file
+  - oci-registry=oci://ghcr.io/gdatasoftwareag/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 2eb5fbd..8422acb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ on:
 
 env:
   HELM_EXPERIMENTAL_OCI: 1
+  GHCR_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.GHCR_PASSWORD }} 
 
 jobs:
   release:
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: helm/chart-testing-action@v2.6.0
 
       - name: Run chart-testing (lint)
-        run: ct lint --config .github/chart-testing-config.yaml --validate-maintainers=false --charts charts/vaas
+        run: ct lint --config .github/chart-testing-config.yaml --helm-repo-extra-args' 'oci-registry=--username GdataGithubBot --password $GHCR_PASSWORD' --validate-maintainers=false --charts charts/vaas
 
       - name: Run chart-releaser
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'