diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/publish-docker.yml b/.gitea/workflows/publish-docker.yml
index 8302dda..44c5159 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/publish-docker.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/publish-docker.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ on:
 
 env:
   REGISTRY: git.atlashorizon.net
-  IMAGE_NAME: ${{ github.repository }}
-
+  IMAGE_NAME: ${{ gitea.repository }}
+  GITHUB_TOKEN: "" # Clears the default runtime token causing auth mixups
 jobs:
   build-and-push:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
-          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          username: ${{ gitea.actor }}
           password: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Extract image metadata (tags, labels)