diff --git a/src/Runner.Worker/GitHubContext.cs b/src/Runner.Worker/GitHubContext.cs
index 30860688d..18533cb2e 100644
--- a/src/Runner.Worker/GitHubContext.cs
+++ b/src/Runner.Worker/GitHubContext.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
             "job",
             "path",
             "ref",
+            "ref_protected",
             "repository",
             "repository_owner",
             "retention_days",
@@ -33,7 +34,6 @@ namespace GitHub.Runner.Worker
             "sha",
             "workflow",
             "workspace",
-            "ref_protected",
         };
 
         public IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, string>> GetRuntimeEnvironmentVariables()