diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 46cd25d..97dc07e 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ runs:
         git add ./*.tar.zst
         git commit -m "fuck you, gitea"
 
-        curl --user ${{ secrets.USERNAME }}:${{ secrets.TOKEN }} \
+        curl --user "$username:$token" \
              --upload-file ./*.tar.zst \
              '${{ gitea.server_url }}/api/packages/packages_test/arch/microverse'
         " > "./post-entrypoint.sh"