diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
index 5e92ea1c1..b68013bff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ jobs:
           flux create source git flux-system \
           --url=${{ github.event.repository.html_url }} \
           --branch=${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/} \
+          --username=${GITHUB_ACTOR} \
+          --password=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} \
           --ignore-paths="clusters/**/flux-system/"
           flux create kustomization flux-system \
           --source=flux-system \