diff --git a/.github/workflows/format.yml b/.github/workflows/format.yml
index 00d7d78cb0..b809830d50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/format.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Ultralytics Formatting
         uses: ultralytics/actions@main
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN }} # or secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN for automatically generated
+          token: ${{ secrets.PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN || secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # note GITHUB_TOKEN automatically generated
           labels: true # autolabel issues and PRs
           python: true # format Python code and docstrings
           markdown: true # format Markdown