diff --git a/github-dev/upload-assets b/github-dev/upload-assets
index 3064813..093812d 100755
--- a/github-dev/upload-assets
+++ b/github-dev/upload-assets
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 set -e
 set -o pipefail
 
-GITHUB_TOKEN=${GITHUB_TOKEN:-$TOKEN}
+if [[ ! -z "$TOKEN" ]]; then
+	GITHUB_TOKEN=$TOKEN
+fi
 
 if [[ -z "$GITHUB_TOKEN" ]]; then
 	echo "Set the GITHUB_TOKEN env variable."