diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index d232096..7dc652e 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ deploy:
   provider: pages
   skip_cleanup: true
   local_dir: $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/docs/html
-  github_token: $GITHUB_API_KEY
+  github_token: $GITHUB_TOKEN
   on:
     branch: gh-pages
-