diff --git a/.github/workflows/open-gitea-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/open-gitea-pr.yml
index e2d579d..78ff0d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/open-gitea-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/open-gitea-pr.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ jobs:
           git config user.email "github-sync@users.noreply.github.com"
           git remote remove gitea >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
           git remote add gitea "https://${GITEA_HOST}/${GITEA_REPO}.git"
-          git push -f gitea "HEAD:refs/heads/${SYNC_BRANCH}"
+          git -c credential.helper= -c credential.useHttpPath=true \
+            push -f gitea "HEAD:refs/heads/${SYNC_BRANCH}"
 
           http_code=$(curl -sS -o "$response_file" -w "%{http_code}" -X POST \
             "https://${GITEA_HOST}/api/v1/repos/${GITEA_REPO}/pulls" \