diff --git a/.github/workflows/autopilot-org-installer.yml b/.github/workflows/autopilot-org-installer.yml
index 02f1a2e..7ae7fcd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/autopilot-org-installer.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/autopilot-org-installer.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 15
     env:
       ORG: ${{ vars.ORG }}
-      GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ORG_AUTOPILOT_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout installer
         uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ jobs:
             echo "ORG var is required."
             exit 1
           fi
+          if [ -z "${GH_TOKEN}" ]; then
+            echo "ORG_AUTOPILOT_TOKEN is required for cross-repository mutations."
+            exit 1
+          fi
 
           template_path=".github/workflows/autopilot-create-issue.yml"
           if [ ! -f "${template_path}" ]; then