diff --git a/.github/workflows/jira-pr-validator.yaml b/.github/workflows/jira-pr-validator.yaml
index 5c08e766173..bd3d363514a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jira-pr-validator.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jira-pr-validator.yaml
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ jobs:
         uses: TykTechnologies/jira-linter@38a9cabef56171c4e52ea698fa7be3db5fca3a49  # main
         with:
           jira-base-url: 'https://tyktech.atlassian.net'
+          jira-user-email: ${{ secrets.JIRA_USER_EMAIL }}
           jira-api-token: ${{ secrets.JIRA_TOKEN }}