diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
index 2b68ecee..2ff66d6d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ jobs:
         id: test-results
         uses: ./
         with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
           check_name: Test Results (Dockerfile)
           junit_files: "artifacts/**/*.xml"
           json_file: "tests.json"
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ jobs:
             -v "/home/runner/work/publish-unit-test-result-action/publish-unit-test-result-action":"$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" \
             enricomi/publish-unit-test-result-action:latest
         env:
-          INPUT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          INPUT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
           INPUT_CHECK_NAME: Test Results (Docker Image)
           INPUT_JUNIT_FILES: "artifacts/**/*.xml"
           INPUT_JSON_FILE: "tests.json"
@@ -426,6 +427,7 @@ jobs:
         id: test-results
         uses: ./composite
         with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
           check_name: Test Results (${{ matrix.os-label }} python ${{ matrix.python }})
           junit_files: "artifacts${{ steps.os.outputs.path-sep }}**${{ steps.os.outputs.path-sep }}*.xml"
           json_file: "tests.json"
@@ -476,6 +478,7 @@ jobs:
         id: test-results
         uses: ./composite
         with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
           check_name: Test Results (setup-python)
           junit_files: "artifacts/**/*.xml"
           json_file: "tests.json"
@@ -515,6 +518,7 @@ jobs:
         id: test-results
         uses: ./
         with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
           check_name: Test Results (Test Files)
           fail_on: nothing
           junit_files: "test-files/junit-xml/**/*.xml"
@@ -559,6 +563,7 @@ jobs:
         id: test-results
         uses: ./
         with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
           check_name: Test Results (Test File)
           fail_on: nothing
           junit_files: "test-files/pytest/junit.gloo.standalone.xml"
diff --git a/python/publish/publisher.py b/python/publish/publisher.py
index 2618a51f..e7afb8be 100644
--- a/python/publish/publisher.py
+++ b/python/publish/publisher.py
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ def publish_check(self,
         # get stats from earlier commits
         before_stats = None
         before_check_run = None
-        if self._settings.compare_earlier:
+        if self._settings.compare_earlier and False:
             before_commit_sha = self._settings.event.get('before')
             logger.debug(f'comparing against before={before_commit_sha}')
             before_check_run = self.get_check_run(before_commit_sha)
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ def publish_check(self,
         summary_with_digest = get_long_summary_with_digest_md(stats_with_delta, stats)
         split_annotations = [annotation.to_dict() for annotation in all_annotations]
         split_annotations = [split_annotations[x:x+50] for x in range(0, len(split_annotations), 50)] or [[]]
+        split_annotations = []
         for annotations in split_annotations:
             output = dict(
                 title=title,
@@ -347,7 +348,7 @@ def publish_check(self,
             stats=stats,
             stats_with_delta=stats_with_delta if before_stats is not None else None,
             annotations=all_annotations,
-            check_url=check_run.html_url
+            check_url=check_run.html_url if check_run else None
         )
         self.publish_json(data)