diff --git a/.github/workflows/terraform_plan.yaml b/.github/workflows/terraform_plan.yaml
index 057c608..4a0b337 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/terraform_plan.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/terraform_plan.yaml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup GITHUB Credentials
         id: github_credentials
         run: |
-          python encode_jwt.py "$GITHUB_APP_PEM_FILE" "$GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID" "$GITHUB_BASE_URL" #>> $GITHUB_ENV
+          export GITHUB_TOKEN=$(python encode_jwt.py "$GITHUB_APP_PEM_FILE" "$GITHUB_APP_INSTALLATION_ID" "$GITHUB_BASE_URL")
 
       - name: Terraform Init
         id: init
diff --git a/encode_jwt.py b/encode_jwt.py
index b2e7e51..a777670 100644
--- a/encode_jwt.py
+++ b/encode_jwt.py
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@
 parser.add_argument('enterprise_url', type=str, help='GitHub Enterprise API URL (e.g., https://github.e.it.census.gov)')
 args = parser.parse_args()
 
-print(args.private_key)
-print(args.installation_id)
-print(args.enterprise_url)
 # Load the PEM private key
 private_key = load_pem_private_key(args.private_key.encode(), password=None)
 
@@ -68,8 +65,6 @@
     "Accept": "application/vnd.github+json"
 }
 
-print(jwt_token)
-
 # Make the request to the GitHub Enterprise API to get the installation access token
 url = f"{args.enterprise_url}api/v3/app/installations/{args.installation_id}/access_tokens"
 response = requests.post(url, headers=headers)