diff --git a/tests/ci/ci.py b/tests/ci/ci.py
index be922a306e1..99555b06bbf 100644
--- a/tests/ci/ci.py
+++ b/tests/ci/ci.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ from env_helper import (
     S3_BUILDS_BUCKET,
     TEMP_PATH,
     GITHUB_RUN_ID,
+    GITHUB_REPOSITORY,
 )
 from get_robot_token import get_best_robot_token
 from git_helper import GIT_PREFIX, Git
@@ -1913,7 +1914,7 @@ def _cancel_pr_wf(s3: S3Helper, pr_number: int) -> None:
         print(f"ERROR: FIX IT: Run id has not been found PR [{pr_number}]!")
     else:
         print(f"Canceling PR workflow run_id: [{run_id}], pr: [{pr_number}]")
-        GitHub.cancel_wf(run_id)
+        GitHub.cancel_wf(GITHUB_REPOSITORY, get_best_robot_token(), run_id)
 
 
 def main() -> int:
diff --git a/tests/ci/github_helper.py b/tests/ci/github_helper.py
index 81603c66bae..eb0f6c24527 100644
--- a/tests/ci/github_helper.py
+++ b/tests/ci/github_helper.py
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ from github.NamedUser import NamedUser as NamedUser
 from github.PullRequest import PullRequest as PullRequest
 from github.Repository import Repository as Repository
 
-from env_helper import GITHUB_REPOSITORY
-from get_robot_token import get_best_robot_token
-
 # pylint: enable=useless-import-alias
 
 CACHE_PATH = p.join(p.dirname(p.realpath(__file__)), "gh_cache")
@@ -265,12 +262,11 @@ class GitHub(github.Github):
         assert isinstance(value, int)
         self._retries = value
 
-    # minimalistic static methods not using pygithub
+    # static methods not using pygithub
     @staticmethod
-    def cancel_wf(run_id, strict=False):
-        token = get_best_robot_token()
+    def cancel_wf(repo, run_id, token, strict=False):
         headers = {"Authorization": f"token {token}"}
-        url = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{GITHUB_REPOSITORY}/actions/runs/{run_id}/cancel"
+        url = f"https://api.github.com/repos/{repo}/actions/runs/{run_id}/cancel"
         try:
             response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, timeout=10)
             response.raise_for_status()