diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/test.yml b/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
index a5fff88..71cebf8 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
@@ -86,16 +86,17 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-       # Checkout repository first (critical)
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+       # Checkout repository first
+      - name: Checkout repository manually
         env:
           TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
           CLONE_URL: ${{ vars.CLONE_URL }}
-        with:
-          repository: ${{ gitea.repository }}
-          token: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
-          ref: ${{ gitea.ref }}
+        run: |
+          echo "Cloning from $CLONE_URL"
+          echo "Cloning ALL_REPO_TOKEN $ALL_REPO_TOKEN"
+          CLONE_URL_WITH_AUTH=$(echo "$CLONE_URL" | sed "s#https://#https://$ALL_REPO_TOKEN@#")
+          git clone --quiet "$CLONE_URL_WITH_AUTH" .
+          echo "${{ gitea.repository }} cloned successfully."
 
       # Setup Java 21 and Maven with caching
       - name: Set up Java & Maven