diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-and-deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build-and-deploy.yml
index 24af564..160f738 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-and-deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-and-deploy.yml
@@ -24,11 +24,16 @@ jobs:
           REGISTRY_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USERNAME }}
           REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
           GITEA_ACTOR: ${{ github.actor }}
-          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
+          if [ -n "${GITEA_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
+            if printf '%s' "$GITEA_TOKEN" | docker login gitea.dsrptlab.com -u "$GITEA_ACTOR" --password-stdin; then
+              exit 0
+            fi
+          fi
           username="${REGISTRY_USERNAME:-$GITEA_ACTOR}"
-          token="${REGISTRY_TOKEN:-$GITEA_TOKEN}"
+          token="${REGISTRY_TOKEN:-}"
           test -n "$username"
           test -n "$token"
           printf '%s' "$token" | docker login gitea.dsrptlab.com -u "$username" --password-stdin