diff --git a/tests/sources/rest_api/integration/test_rest_api_source.py b/tests/sources/rest_api/integration/test_rest_api_source.py
index 686895879a..beebf4bbe4 100644
--- a/tests/sources/rest_api/integration/test_rest_api_source.py
+++ b/tests/sources/rest_api/integration/test_rest_api_source.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import dlt
 import pytest
 
 
@@ -10,5 +11,7 @@
 )
 def test_all_examples(example_name: str) -> None:
     from dlt.sources import rest_api_pipeline
-
+    # reroute token location from secrets
+    github_token = dlt.secrets.get("sources.github.access_token")
+    dlt.secrets["sources.rest_api_pipeline.github.access_token"] = github_token
     getattr(rest_api_pipeline, example_name)()