diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
index 4470ce5..155976b 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -23,25 +23,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Verify registry secrets
-        run: |
-          echo "=== Registry Login Diagnostic ==="
-          if [ -z "${REGISTRY_USER}" ]; then
-            echo "❌ ERROR: FORGEJO_REGISTRY_USER secret is empty/not set"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          if [ -z "${REGISTRY_TOKEN}" ]; then
-            echo "❌ ERROR: FORGEJO_REGISTRY_TOKEN secret is empty/not set"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          echo "✓ REGISTRY_USER is set (length: ${#REGISTRY_USER})"
-          echo "✓ REGISTRY_TOKEN is set (length: ${#REGISTRY_TOKEN})"
-          echo "✓ Registry: ${REGISTRY}"
-          echo "=== Secrets verified successfully ==="
-        env:
-          REGISTRY_USER: ${{ secrets.FORGEJO_REGISTRY_USER }}
-          REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FORGEJO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
-
       - name: Cargo test
         run: cargo test -p mem-ingest --lib 2>&1 | tail -50 || true
 
@@ -70,13 +51,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Registry login
         run: |
-          echo "✓ Attempting login to ${REGISTRY}..."
           echo "${REGISTRY_TOKEN}" | docker login "${REGISTRY}" \
-            --username "${REGISTRY_USER}" --password-stdin 2>&1 || {
-            echo "❌ Login failed - secrets may be empty or invalid"
-            exit 1
-          }
-          echo "✓ Login successful"
+            --username "${REGISTRY_USER}" --password-stdin
         env:
           REGISTRY_USER: ${{ secrets.FORGEJO_REGISTRY_USER }}
           REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.FORGEJO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}