diff --git a/openhands/integrations/github/github_service.py b/openhands/integrations/github/github_service.py
index e9049460ba..72086e27ad 100644
--- a/openhands/integrations/github/github_service.py
+++ b/openhands/integrations/github/github_service.py
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ class GitHubService:
     async def get_latest_token(self) -> SecretStr:
         return self.token
 
+    async def get_latest_provider_token(self) -> SecretStr:
+        return self.token
+
     async def _fetch_data(
         self, url: str, params: dict | None = None
     ) -> tuple[Any, dict]:
diff --git a/openhands/runtime/base.py b/openhands/runtime/base.py
index 392d6b14a5..fd3eab0a93 100644
--- a/openhands/runtime/base.py
+++ b/openhands/runtime/base.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class Runtime(FileEditRuntimeMixin):
             if isinstance(event, CmdRunAction):
                 if self.github_user_id and '$GITHUB_TOKEN' in event.command:
                     gh_client = GithubServiceImpl(user_id=self.github_user_id)
-                    token = await gh_client.get_latest_token()
+                    token = await gh_client.get_latest_provider_token()
                     if token:
                         export_cmd = CmdRunAction(
                             f"export GITHUB_TOKEN='{token.get_secret_value()}'"