diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-to-gitea.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-to-gitea.yml
index 46bdfb7..b31273c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-to-gitea.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-to-gitea.yml
@@ -29,21 +29,22 @@ jobs:
       - name: Sync to Gitea
         env:
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_SECRET }}
-          GITEA_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.GITEA_USERNAME }}
           REPO: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
           BRANCH: ${{ github.ref_name }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
 
           test -n "${GITEA_TOKEN:-}" || (echo "GITEA_TOKEN is empty" && exit 1)
-          test -n "${GITEA_USERNAME:-}" || (echo "GITEA_USERNAME is empty" && exit 1)
 
           git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
           git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
 
-          TARGET_URL="https://${GITEA_USERNAME}:${GITEA_TOKEN}@ci.nxtgauge.com/Admin/${REPO}.git"
+          GITEA_USER="$(curl -fsS -H "Authorization: token ${GITEA_TOKEN}" https://ci.nxtgauge.com/api/v1/user | jq -r '.login')"
+          test -n "${GITEA_USER:-}" || (echo "Unable to resolve Gitea token user" && exit 1)
 
-          echo "Using Gitea user: ${GITEA_USERNAME}"
+          TARGET_URL="https://${GITEA_USER}:${GITEA_TOKEN}@ci.nxtgauge.com/Admin/${REPO}.git"
+
+          echo "Using Gitea user: ${GITEA_USER}"
           echo "Sync target: Admin/${REPO}.git"
 
           git ls-remote "${TARGET_URL}" >/dev/null