diff --git a/.changeset/light-squids-eat.md b/.changeset/light-squids-eat.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3676f94081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/light-squids-eat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-backend': patch
+---
+
+Fixed an issue causing actions to fail when retrieving auth credentials
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/NunjucksWorkflowRunner.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/NunjucksWorkflowRunner.ts
index fbd3813163..81897a96f8 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/NunjucksWorkflowRunner.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/tasks/NunjucksWorkflowRunner.ts
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ export class NunjucksWorkflowRunner implements WorkflowRunner {
           user: task.spec.user,
           isDryRun: task.isDryRun,
           signal: task.cancelSignal,
-          getInitiatorCredentials: task.getInitiatorCredentials,
+          getInitiatorCredentials: () => task.getInitiatorCredentials(),
         });
       }