diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/eval-hydra-jobs.yml b/.gitea/workflows/eval-hydra-jobs.yml
index 6d184ff1..3694f735 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/eval-hydra-jobs.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/eval-hydra-jobs.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
   push:
 jobs:
-  tests:
+  eval-hydra-jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -12,4 +12,8 @@ jobs:
         apt update -y
         apt install sudo -y        
     - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v27
-    - run: nix eval .\#hydraJobs
+    - name: add github access token to prevent api limit
+      run: |
+        echo "access-tokens = github.com=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" >> /etc/nix/nix.conf
+        echo "Added github token to nix conf"
+    - run: nix eval --no-update-lock-file .\#hydraJobs