diff --git a/content/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions.md b/content/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions.md
index 2d62328779..f3c3379e0b 100644
--- a/content/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions.md
+++ b/content/actions/using-workflows/workflow-syntax-for-github-actions.md
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ services:
     image: ghcr.io/owner/myservice1
     credentials:
       username: ${{ github.actor }}
-      password: ${{ secrets.ghcr_token }}
+      password: ${{ secrets.github_token }}
   myservice2:
     image: dockerhub_org/myservice2
     credentials:
diff --git a/data/reusables/actions/jobs/section-running-jobs-in-a-container-credentials.md b/data/reusables/actions/jobs/section-running-jobs-in-a-container-credentials.md
index faa8c4bf37..bbfb2613a4 100644
--- a/data/reusables/actions/jobs/section-running-jobs-in-a-container-credentials.md
+++ b/data/reusables/actions/jobs/section-running-jobs-in-a-container-credentials.md
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ container:
   image: ghcr.io/owner/image
   credentials:
      username: ${{ github.actor }}
-     password: ${{ secrets.ghcr_token }}
+     password: ${{ secrets.github_token }}
 ```
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