diff --git a/.github/workflows/alert-changed-branch-protections.yml b/.github/workflows/alert-changed-branch-protections.yml
index 54378f4fc4..7f68108ea0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/alert-changed-branch-protections.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/alert-changed-branch-protections.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 name: Alert Changed Branch Protections
 
 on:
+  branch_protection_rule:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Fetch branch protections
         id: fetch
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DOCS_BOT_PAT_WORKFLOW }}
         run: |
           # Fetch branch protections and store them in a file
           gh api /repos/GitHub/docs-internal/branches/${{ matrix.branch }}/protection > ${{ matrix.branch }}-actual.json
@@ -35,10 +38,10 @@ jobs:
         id: compare
         run: |
           # Compare the fetched branch protections with the committed ones
-          git diff --no-index .github/branch_protection_settings/${{ matrix.branch }}.json ${{ matrix.branch }}-actual.json > ${{ matrix.branch }}-diff.tmp
+          git diff --no-index .github/branch_protection_settings/${{ matrix.branch }}.json ${{ matrix.branch }}-actual.json
 
       - uses: ./.github/actions/slack-alert
-        if: ${{ steps.compare.outputs.exit-code != 0 && github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' }}
+        if: ${{ failure() && github.event_name != 'workflow_dispatch' }}
         with:
           slack_channel_id: ${{ secrets.DOCS_ALERTS_SLACK_CHANNEL_ID }}
           slack_token: ${{ secrets.SLACK_DOCS_BOT_TOKEN }}