diff --git a/.gitea/actions/buildkit-build-push/action.yaml b/.gitea/actions/buildkit-build-push/action.yaml
index ddd9d56..f6355c4 100644
--- a/.gitea/actions/buildkit-build-push/action.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/actions/buildkit-build-push/action.yaml
@@ -28,18 +28,20 @@ inputs:
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
-    - name: Authenticate to Gitea registry
+    - name: run buildctl built and push
       shell: bash
       run: |
 
+        # create docker config temp folder
         DOCKER_CONFIG_DIR="${RUNNER_TEMP}/.buildctl_docker"
         mkdir -p "$DOCKER_CONFIG_DIR"
 
         # clean up
         trap 'rm -rf "$DOCKER_CONFIG_DIR"' EXIT
 
-        AUTH=$(printf "%s" "${{ inputs.registry_username }}:${{ inputs.registry_password }}" | base64 -w 0)
 
+        # setup file docker config (auth) temp file
+        AUTH=$(printf "%s" "${{ inputs.registry_username }}:${{ inputs.registry_password }}" | base64 -w 0)
         cat > "$DOCKER_CONFIG_DIR/config.json" <<EOF
         {
           "auths": {
@@ -50,29 +52,7 @@ runs:
         }
         EOF
 
-        echo "Checking config.json (safe output):"
-        if [ ! -f "$DOCKER_CONFIG_DIR/config.json" ]; then
-          echo "ERROR: config.json missing"
-          exit 1
-        fi
-
-        jq '
-          .auths |= with_entries(
-            .value.auth = "***MASKED***"
-          )
-        ' "$DOCKER_CONFIG_DIR/config.json"
-
-        DECODED_USER=$(printf "%s" "$AUTH" | base64 -d | cut -d: -f1)
-        echo "Registry user: $DECODED_USER"
-
-        #export DOCKER_CONFIG=$DOCKER_CONFIG_DIR
-
-        echo "Testing registry.config visibility inside buildkitd:"
-        buildctl \
-          --addr ${{ inputs.buildkit_addr }} \
-          debug workers
-
-        # Run BuildKit build
+        # Run BuildKit build, set DOCKER_CONFIG to DOCKER_CONFIG_DIR so auth works on push 
         DOCKER_CONFIG=$DOCKER_CONFIG_DIR buildctl \
           --addr ${{ inputs.buildkit_addr }} \
           build \