diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index cea40a047b..78aa163f3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ jobs:
           run_in_parallel: false
           save_perf_report: true
         env:
+          VIP_VAP_ACCESS_TOKEN: "${{ secrets.VIP_VAP_ACCESS_TOKEN }}"
           PERF_TEST_RESULT_CONNSTR: "${{ secrets.PERF_TEST_RESULT_CONNSTR }}"
       # XXX: no coverage data handling here, since benchmarks are run on release builds,
       # while coverage is currently collected for the debug ones