diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml b/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml
index e5f05dc..07b8168 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ jobs:
           chmod 400 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
           ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa
           shasum -a 256 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
-          ping gitea
       # ------------------------------------------------------------
       # 3. Trust the Gitea host key (port 222)
       # ------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Clone template repo
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          git clone ssh://git@gitea:/lepton/app_templates /tmp/template
+          git clone ssh://git@gitea/lepton/app_templates /tmp/template
 
       # ------------------------------------------------------------
       # 5. Copy Docker artefacts into workspace root