diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-standalone-mfos-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-standalone-mfos-tests.yml
index 98f25ebf3..5df3ea728 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-standalone-mfos-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-standalone-mfos-tests.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
           EVENT_NAME: ${{ github.event_name }}
           GITHUB_REF: ${{ github.ref }}
           PR_HEAD_REF: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
+          EXCEPTION_METHODS: ${{ secrets.EXCEPTIONMETHODS }}
         run: |
           ./.github/workflows/utils.sh runTests
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/utils.sh b/.github/workflows/utils.sh
index b152e7e4c..87f2e51d8 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/utils.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/utils.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ function runTests(){
   sleep 5s
   cd ..
 
-  exceptionM="Lifecycle.finished"
   echo "curl request with runTest install on initialization"
   response=$(curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{
     "result": {
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ function runTests(){
         "navigateTo": {
           "action": "search",
           "data": {
-            "query": "{\"task\":\"runTest\",\"params\":{\"certification\":true,\"exceptionMethods\":[],\"methodsToBeExcluded\":[\"'"$exceptionM"'\"]},\"action\":\"CORE\",\"context\":{\"communicationMode\":\"SDK\"},\"metadata\":{\"target\":\"MFOS\",\"targetVersion\":\"NIL\",\"deviceModel\":\"NIL\",\"fbVersion\":\"NA\"},\"asynchronous\":false,\"appType\":\"firebolt\"}"
+            "query": "{\"task\":\"runTest\",\"params\":{\"certification\":true,\"exceptionMethods\":[],\"methodsToBeExcluded\":[\"'"$EXCEPTION_METHODS"'\"]},\"action\":\"CORE\",\"context\":{\"communicationMode\":\"SDK\"},\"metadata\":{\"target\":\"MFOS\",\"targetVersion\":\"NIL\",\"deviceModel\":\"NIL\",\"fbVersion\":\"NA\"},\"asynchronous\":false,\"appType\":\"firebolt\"}"
           },
           "context": {
             "source": "voice"