diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-to-gitea.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-to-gitea.yml
index 99869eb..981de93 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-to-gitea.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-to-gitea.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ jobs:
 
           REPO_NAME="${{ github.event.repository.name }}"
           BRANCH_NAME="${{ github.ref_name }}"
+          API_USER_JSON="$(curl -fsS -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" "https://${GITEA_HOST}/api/v1/user" || true)"
+          RESOLVED_GITEA_USER="$(printf '%s' "$API_USER_JSON" | jq -r '.login // empty')"
+          if [ -n "$RESOLVED_GITEA_USER" ]; then
+            echo "Resolved token user: $RESOLVED_GITEA_USER"
+          fi
           CANDIDATE_OWNERS="${GITEA_OWNER:-} Admin ${{ github.repository_owner }}"
           TARGET_FULL_NAME=""
           TARGET_URL=""
@@ -64,17 +69,29 @@ jobs:
             exit 1
           fi
 
-          for auth_url in \
-            "https://${GITEA_USERNAME}:${GITEA_TOKEN}@${GITEA_HOST}/${TARGET_FULL_NAME}.git" \
-            "https://${GITEA_TOKEN}@${GITEA_HOST}/${TARGET_FULL_NAME}.git" \
-            "https://oauth2:${GITEA_TOKEN}@${GITEA_HOST}/${TARGET_FULL_NAME}.git"; do
+          for auth_user in "$RESOLVED_GITEA_USER" "$GITEA_USERNAME" "oauth2"; do
+            [ -n "$auth_user" ] || continue
+            auth_url="https://${auth_user}:${GITEA_TOKEN}@${GITEA_HOST}/${TARGET_FULL_NAME}.git"
             if git ls-remote "$auth_url" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
               TARGET_URL="$auth_url"
-              echo "Using Gitea credential mode for ${TARGET_FULL_NAME}"
+              echo "Using Gitea credential mode for ${TARGET_FULL_NAME} as ${auth_user}"
               break
             fi
           done
 
+          if [ -z "$TARGET_URL" ]; then
+            for auth_url in \
+            "https://${GITEA_USERNAME}:${GITEA_TOKEN}@${GITEA_HOST}/${TARGET_FULL_NAME}.git" \
+            "https://${GITEA_TOKEN}@${GITEA_HOST}/${TARGET_FULL_NAME}.git" \
+            "https://oauth2:${GITEA_TOKEN}@${GITEA_HOST}/${TARGET_FULL_NAME}.git"; do
+              if git ls-remote "$auth_url" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                TARGET_URL="$auth_url"
+                echo "Using Gitea credential mode for ${TARGET_FULL_NAME}"
+                break
+              fi
+            done
+          fi
+
           if [ -z "$TARGET_URL" ]; then
             echo "Resolved repo path but authentication to Gitea git remote failed"
             exit 1