diff --git a/.github/workflows/bootstrap.yml b/.github/workflows/bootstrap.yml
index a8dac33..35eb985 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bootstrap.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bootstrap.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: bash init.sh
         run: |
           chown -R ci:ci "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
-          su - ci -c "cd '$GITHUB_WORKSPACE' && bash init.sh"
+          su -l ci -c "cd '$GITHUB_WORKSPACE' && bash init.sh"
 
   mac:
     runs-on: macos-26
diff --git a/.github/workflows/distro.yml b/.github/workflows/distro.yml
index 1619d5f..d3ecef1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/distro.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/distro.yml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: bash init.sh
         run: |
           chown -R ci:ci "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
-          su - ci -c "cd '$GITHUB_WORKSPACE' && bash init.sh"
+          su -l ci -c "cd '$GITHUB_WORKSPACE' && bash init.sh"
 
   fedora:
     needs: setup
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: bash init.sh
         run: |
           chown -R ci:ci "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
-          su - ci -c "cd '$GITHUB_WORKSPACE' && bash init.sh"
+          su -l ci -c "cd '$GITHUB_WORKSPACE' && bash init.sh"
 
   opensuse-tumbleweed:
     needs: setup
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: bash init.sh
         run: |
           chown -R ci:ci "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
-          su - ci -c "cd '$GITHUB_WORKSPACE' && bash init.sh"
+          su -l ci -c "cd '$GITHUB_WORKSPACE' && bash init.sh"
 
   cachyos:
     needs: setup
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: bash init.sh
         run: |
           chown -R ci:ci "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
-          su - ci -c "cd '$GITHUB_WORKSPACE' && bash init.sh"
+          su -l ci -c "cd '$GITHUB_WORKSPACE' && bash init.sh"
 
   mac:
     needs: setup
diff --git a/.github/workflows/recipe.yml b/.github/workflows/recipe.yml
index 1196aad..14fba21 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/recipe.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/recipe.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           chown -R ci:ci "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
-          su ci -c "cd '$GITHUB_WORKSPACE' && bash init.sh && just ${{ needs.setup.outputs.recipe }}"
+          su -l ci -c "export GITHUB_TOKEN='$GITHUB_TOKEN'; cd '$GITHUB_WORKSPACE' && bash init.sh && just ${{ needs.setup.outputs.recipe }}"
 
   mac:
     needs: setup