diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8f5432f6..fb4fb2fd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Coveralls Parallel
       uses: coverallsapp/github-action@master
       with:
-        github-token: ${{ secrets.github_token }}
+        github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         flag-name: run ${{ join(matrix.*, ' - ') }}
         parallel: true
 
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Coveralls Finished
       uses: coverallsapp/github-action@master
       with:
-        github-token: ${{ secrets.github_token }}
+        github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         parallel-finished: true
         carryforward: "run-1,run-2"
 ```
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 8bb2e987..41f66262 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -40836,13 +40836,7 @@ function run() {
                 throw new Error("No Lcov path specified.");
             }
             console.log(`Using lcov file: ${pathToLcov}`);
-            let file;
-            try {
-                file = fs_1.default.readFileSync(pathToLcov, 'utf8');
-            }
-            catch (err) {
-                throw new Error("Lcov file not found.");
-            }
+            const file = fs_1.default.readFileSync(pathToLcov, 'utf8');
             const basePath = core.getInput('base-path');
             const adjustedFile = basePath ? (0, lcov_processor_1.adjustLcovBasePath)(file, basePath) : file;
             coveralls.handleInput(adjustedFile, (err, body) => {