diff --git a/.github/workflows/oauth_tests-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/oauth_tests-ci.yml
index dc8c28d33f..26b5e80c62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/oauth_tests-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/oauth_tests-ci.yml
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Generate user files
       run: |
         python -Werror::UserWarning -m pwb generate_user_files -family:${{matrix.family}} -lang:${{matrix.code}} -user:${{ env.PYWIKIBOT_USERNAME }} -v -debug;
+        echo "usernames['commons']['beta'] = '${{ env.PYWIKIBOT_USERNAME }}'" >> user-config.py
         echo "authenticate['${{ matrix.domain }}'] = ('${{ steps.split.outputs._0 }}', '${{ steps.split.outputs._1 }}', '${{ steps.split.outputs._2 }}', '${{ steps.split.outputs._3 }}')" >> user-config.py
         echo "noisysleep = float('inf')" >> user-config.py
         echo "maximum_GET_length = 5000" >> user-config.py