diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/gitops-update.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/gitops-update.yaml
index 19f32e1..9080bc0 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/gitops-update.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/gitops-update.yaml
@@ -71,10 +71,15 @@ jobs:
           echo "image=${IMAGE}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           echo "Resolved image: ${IMAGE}"
 
-      - name: Configure git identity
+      - name: Configure git identity and credentials
         run: |
           git config --global user.name  "uh-cli bot"
           git config --global user.email "bot@hrajfrisbee.cz"
+          # Store credentials separately so the --git-repo URL stays clean.
+          # Tea matches the login URL against the remote URL; embedded credentials
+          # break that matching and cause "path segment [0] is empty" on pr create.
+          git config --global credential.helper store
+          echo "https://kacerr:${GITEA_TOKEN}@gitea.home.hrajfrisbee.cz" >> ~/.git-credentials
 
       - name: Authenticate tea
         run: |
@@ -85,10 +90,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Open image-update PR (or dry run)
         run: |
+          set -x
           uh-cli -v gitops deployment update \
             --deployment-name fuj-management \
             --deployment-namespace fuj \
             --set-image "${{ steps.resolve.outputs.image }}" \
-            --git-repo "https://kacerr:${GITEA_TOKEN}@gitea.home.hrajfrisbee.cz/kacerr/home-kubernetes" \
+            --git-repo "https://gitea.home.hrajfrisbee.cz/kacerr/home-kubernetes" \
             --git-path gitops/home-kubernetes \
             ${{ (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.dry_run == 'true') && '--dry-run' || '' }}