diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index be4b43d..752d286 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          token: ${{ secrets.CR_PAT }}
 
       - name: Log in to Gitea Container Registry
         run: echo "${{ secrets.CR_PAT }}" | docker login https://git.khalilaliouich.com -u ${{ github.actor }} --password-stdin
@@ -62,6 +61,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git config --global user.name "gitea-actions[bot]"
           git config --global user.email "gitea-actions@gitea.local"
+          # Force the push to use the PAT token explicitely
+          git remote set-url origin http://${{ github.actor }}:${{ secrets.CR_PAT }}@gitea-http.gitea.svc.cluster.local:3000/${{ github.repository }}.git
           git add api-deployment.yaml frontend-deployment.yaml
           git commit -m "chore: deploy version ${{ github.sha }} [skip ci]" || echo "No changes to commit"
           git push origin main