diff --git a/.github/workflows/condatest_essdgprivproj.yml b/.github/workflows/condatest_essdgprivproj.yml
index f3c0d95..264472e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/condatest_essdgprivproj.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/condatest_essdgprivproj.yml
@@ -41,9 +41,15 @@ jobs:
           path: ./src_co
 
       - name: Checkout project repo
+        env: # Or as an environment variable
+          THEACCESSTOKEN: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN_DGCODE_PRIVATE_PROJECTS }}
         run: |
-          git clone --depth=1 'https://usernamedoesnotmatter:${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN_DGCODE_PRIVATE_PROJECTS }}@git.esss.dk/dgcode/dgcode_private_projects' ./src_testproject
-
+          set -eux
+          echo hello1
+          #git clone --depth=1 'https://git.esss.dk/dgcode/dgcode_private_projects.git' ./src_testproject
+          git clone --depth=1 'https://usernamedoesnotmatter:'"${THEACCESSTOKEN}"'@git.esss.dk/dgcode/dgcode_private_projects.git' ./src_testproject
+          echo hello2
+
       - name: Setup conda environment
         uses: ./src_co/.github/actions/setup
         with: