diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 2482b73..31a71ef 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -49,11 +49,13 @@ jobs:
           SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
           TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
+          git config --global init.defaultBranch main
           if [ -f "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/Dockerfile" ]; then exit 0; fi
           mkdir -p "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
           cd "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
           git init .
           if [ -z "$TOKEN" ]; then
+            echo "Warning: GITHUB_TOKEN is not set. Attempting unauthenticated fetch (will fail for private repos)."
             git fetch --depth=1 "$SERVER/$REPO.git" "$REF"
           else
             git -c http.extraHeader="Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" fetch --depth=1 "$SERVER/$REPO.git" "$REF"