diff --git a/.github/install-nix/action.yml b/.github/install-nix/action.yml
index 3ee26f67..63d9b715 100644
--- a/.github/install-nix/action.yml
+++ b/.github/install-nix/action.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
     - name: Log GH API rate limits
+      env:
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
       shell: bash
       run: gh api /rate_limit | jq
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 88c8ab7c..f2a2e847 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -26,16 +26,17 @@ jobs:
   test-mcl:
     runs-on: self-hosted
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout first to use locally defined actions
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - name: Install Nix
-        uses: metacraft-labs/nixos-modules/.github/install-nix@main
+        uses: ./.github/install-nix
         with:
           cachix-cache: ${{ vars.CACHIX_CACHE }}
           cachix-auth-token: ${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}
           trusted-public-keys: ${{ vars.TRUSTED_PUBLIC_KEYS }}
           substituters: ${{ vars.SUBSTITUTERS }}
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
       - name: Build and test the `mcl` command
         run: nix develop -c sh -c "dub test --root packages/mcl -- -e 'fetchJson|(coda\.)|nix.run|nix.build'"