diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/maintenance.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/maintenance.yaml
index fce23e5..130dcf9 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/maintenance.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/maintenance.yaml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: My PR action
       uses: ./
       with:
-        github_token: ${{ secrets.REPO_TOKEN }}
+        token: ${{ secrets.REPO_TOKEN }}
         branch: update/pre-commit-hooks
         title: My PR Title
         body: My PR Body
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 6948149..260d44a 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description: Creates a pull request for a branch if it does not already exist
 inputs:
   token:
     description: Token for authentication. Github Token will not work.
-    required: false
+    required: true
   branch:
     description: Branch for which to create the PR
     required: true
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 4427260..5102451 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ async function getAndPostPullRequests() {
     const token = core.getInput("token");
     let branch = core.getInput("branch");
 
+    if (!token || token.trim() === "") {
+      throw new Error("No token provided. Please provide a valid token.");
+    }
+
     // Construct the URL for the requests
     const url = `${baseUrl}/api/v1/repos/${owner}/${repo}/pulls`;