diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-to-gitea.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-to-gitea.yml
index 8b3cf5b..52aedde 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-to-gitea.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-to-gitea.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ jobs:
           TARGET="https://ci.nxtgauge.com/Admin/${REPO}.git"
           AUTH="$(printf '%s' "${GITEA_USER}:${GITEA_TOKEN}" | base64 | tr -d '\n')"
 
+          echo "Using Gitea user: ${GITEA_USER}"
+          echo "Sync target: Admin/${REPO}.git"
+
           curl -fsS -H "Authorization: Basic ${AUTH}" "${TARGET}/info/refs?service=git-receive-pack" >/dev/null
+          git -c http.extraheader="Authorization: Basic ${AUTH}" ls-remote "${TARGET}" >/dev/null
 
           git remote remove gitea 2>/dev/null || true
           git remote add gitea "${TARGET}"