diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/build.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/build.yml
index 300928c..0c8949e 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/build.yml
@@ -31,21 +31,25 @@ jobs:
           echo "Created config file"
   
           # configure authentication
-          echo "Creating auth file..."
-          cat > ~/.config/containers/auth.json <<EOF
-          {
-            "auths": {
-              "${{ env.registry }}": {
-                "auth": "$(echo -n "${{ forge.actor }}:${{ secrets.PACKAGE_TOKEN }}" | base64 -w 0)"
-              }
-            }
-          }
-          EOF
-          echo "Created auth file"
+          # echo "Creating auth file..."
+          # cat > ~/.config/containers/auth.json <<EOF
+          # {
+          #   "auths": {
+          #     "${{ env.registry }}": {
+          #       "auth": "$(echo -n "${{ forge.actor }}:${{ secrets.PACKAGE_TOKEN }}" | base64 -w 0)"
+          #     }
+          #   }
+          # }
+          # EOF
+          # echo "Created auth file"
 
       - name: Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Authenticate
+        run: |
+          podman login --username '${{ forge.actor }}' --password '${{ secrets.PACKAGE_TOKEN }}'
+
       - name: Create image
         run: |
           nix-build src/${{ env.image }}.nix
@@ -54,6 +58,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: Push image
         run: >-
           podman push
-          --authfile ~/.config/containers/auth.json
           localhost/${{ env.image }}:${{ env.tag }}
           ${{ env.registry }}/${{ forge.repository }}/${{ env.image }}:${{ env.tag }}