diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync_snyk-github-issues.yml b/.github/workflows/sync_snyk-github-issues.yml
index 10b3b24aed..0e0d4c203e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync_snyk-github-issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync_snyk-github-issues.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         node-version: [14.x]
 
-    env:
-      NODE_OPTIONS: --max-old-space-size=7168
-
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
@@ -42,6 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           json: true
         env:
           SNYK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SNYK_TOKEN }}
+          NODE_OPTIONS: --max-old-space-size=7168
       - name: Update Github issues
         run: yarn ts-node scripts/snyk-github-issue-sync.ts
         env: