diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
index 22eb06e..9a02202 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ jobs:
           git config user.name "gitea-ci"
           git add deploy/helm/values.yaml
           git commit -m "ci: update image tag to ${SHORT}" || echo "nothing to commit"
-          git push origin main
-          echo "✓ Pushed tag ${SHORT}"
+          # Try push but don't fail if Gitea is unreachable
+          git push origin main || echo "⚠ push failed - Gitea may be unreachable from cluster"
+          echo "✓ Done with tag ${SHORT}"
         env:
           GITHUB_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
           GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}