diff --git a/.github/workflows/applications.yml b/.github/workflows/applications.yml
index 6745602746..983ac2a6c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/applications.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/applications.yml
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ jobs:
           pact:*
           tocken-bucket:*
           servant-swagger:*
+        constraints:
+          base16-bytestring <1.0
     - uses: actions/cache@v2.1.1
       name: Cache dist-newstyle
       with:
@@ -462,10 +464,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - name: trigger mainnet history validation
-      if: env.GIT_REF_SHORT == 'master'
+      if: ${{ needs.config.outputs.git-short-ref == 'master' }}
       uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v1
       with:
-        token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        token: ${{ secrets.KADENA_BUILD_CI_TOKEN }}
         repository: kadena-io/chainweb-node
         event-type: request-mainnet-history-validation
         client-payload: |