diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-jdk8.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-jdk8.yml
index df98982ab8..05958d8e6d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-jdk8.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-jdk8.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ jobs:
             -Dakka.test.metrics.reporter.graphite.host=54.72.154.120 \
             -Dakka.sbt.statsd=false \
             clean update whitesourceUpdate whitesourceCheckPolicies test:compile test publishLocal publishM2
+        env:
+          WHITESOURCE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.WHITESOURCE_PASSWORD }}
 
       - name: Email on failure
         if: ${{ failure() }}