diff --git a/.github/workflows/bluesky-new-post.yml b/.github/workflows/bluesky-new-post.yml
index 5fc3ef0..2db53fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bluesky-new-post.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bluesky-new-post.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout blog repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          token: ${{ secrets.CONTRIBUTORS_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Find and update blog post
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/throwback-thursday.yml b/.github/workflows/throwback-thursday.yml
index c96f005..77173fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/throwback-thursday.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/throwback-thursday.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ jobs:
     uses: CodingWithCalvin/.github/.github/workflows/random-blog-post-from-rss.yml@main
     with:
       rss_url: 'https://www.codingwithcalvin.net/rss.xml'
+      history_variable_name: 'THROWBACK_HISTORY'
+    secrets:
+      HISTORY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CONTRIBUTORS_TOKEN }}
 
   post-bluesky:
     needs: select