diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-to-gitea.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-to-gitea.yml
index 05d74d7..03455d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-to-gitea.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-to-gitea.yml
@@ -20,12 +20,38 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITEA_USERNAME: Admin
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_SECRET }}
+          GITEA_HOST: ci.nxtgauge.com
+          GITEA_OWNER: ${{ vars.GITEA_OWNER }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           echo "Syncing ${{ github.event.repository.name }}:main → Gitea main"
           echo "Commit: $(git rev-parse HEAD)"
 
-          git remote add gitea "https://${GITEA_USERNAME}:${GITEA_TOKEN}@ci.nxtgauge.com/Admin/${{ github.event.repository.name }}.git"
+          if [ -z "${GITEA_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
+            echo "Missing GITEA_SECRET"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          REPO_NAME="${{ github.event.repository.name }}"
+          CANDIDATE_OWNERS="${GITEA_OWNER:-} Admin ${{ github.repository_owner }}"
+          TARGET_URL=""
+
+          for owner in $CANDIDATE_OWNERS; do
+            [ -n "$owner" ] || continue
+            candidate_url="https://${GITEA_USERNAME}:${GITEA_TOKEN}@${GITEA_HOST}/${owner}/${REPO_NAME}.git"
+            if git ls-remote "$candidate_url" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+              TARGET_URL="$candidate_url"
+              echo "Using Gitea target owner: $owner"
+              break
+            fi
+          done
+
+          if [ -z "$TARGET_URL" ]; then
+            echo "Could not access target repo on Gitea for owners: $CANDIDATE_OWNERS"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          git remote add gitea "$TARGET_URL"
 
           git fetch gitea main || true
           git push gitea HEAD:main --force-with-lease=refs/heads/main