diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge-to-stage.js b/.github/workflows/merge-to-stage.js
index c409476136..94d23bbfc8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge-to-stage.js
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge-to-stage.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const SLACK = {
     `:fast_forward: Created <${html_url}|Stage to Main PR ${number}>`,
 };
 
-let github, owner, repo, currPrNumber, core;
+let github, owner, repo, currPrNumber, core, getOctokit;
 
 let body = `
 ## common base root URLs
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ const merge = async ({ prs }) => {
     }
     files.forEach((file) => (SEEN[file] = true));
     if (!process.env.LOCAL_RUN) {
-      const octokit = github.getOctokit(process.env.MILO_GITHUB_TOKEN);
+      const octokit = getOctokit(process.env.MILO_GITHUB_TOKEN);
       await octokit.rest.pulls.merge({
         owner,
         repo,
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ const main = async (params) => {
   repo = params.context.repo.repo;
   currPrNumber = params.context.issue?.number;
   core = params.core;
+  getOctokit = params.getOctokit;
 
   const now = new Date();
   // We need to revisit this every year
diff --git a/.github/workflows/merge-to-stage.yaml b/.github/workflows/merge-to-stage.yaml
index a9b8b18bfa..c1758ccf85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/merge-to-stage.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/merge-to-stage.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/github-script@v7.0.1
         with:
           script: |
+            const {getOctokit} = require('@actions/github')
             const main = require('./.github/workflows/merge-to-stage.js')
-            main({ github, context, core })
+            main({ github, context, core, getOctokit })
         env:
           MILO_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.milo-pr-merge-token.outputs.token }}