diff --git a/.github/workflows/update.yml b/.github/workflows/update.yml
index 9eb6767dd..f25affde3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update.yml
@@ -79,14 +79,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: Rebase and Push
       run: |
         source ./ci/lib/setup-git.sh
-        git -C $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/nur-combined remote set-url origin https://${API_TOKEN_GITHUB:-git}@github.com/nix-community/nur-combined.git
         git -C $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/nur-combined fetch origin master
         git -C $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/nur-combined pull --rebase origin master
-        git -C $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/nur-combined push origin master
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.get_workflow_token.outputs.token }}
-        API_TOKEN_GITHUB: ${{ secrets.API_TOKEN_GITHUB }}
-
+        git -C $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/nur-combined -c http.extraheader="Authorization: Bearer ${{ steps.get_workflow_token.outputs.token }}" push origin master
 
   update_search:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -126,10 +121,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Rebase and Push
       run: |
         source ./ci/lib/setup-git.sh
-        git -C $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/nur-search remote set-url origin https://${API_TOKEN_GITHUB:-git}@github.com/nix-community/nur-search.git
         git -C $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/nur-search fetch origin master
         git -C $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/nur-search pull --rebase origin master
-        git -C $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/nur-search push origin master
-      env:
-        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.get_workflow_token.outputs.token }}
-        API_TOKEN_GITHUB: ${{ secrets.API_TOKEN_GITHUB }}
+        git -C $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/nur-search -c http.extraheader="Authorization: Bearer ${{ steps.get_workflow_token.outputs.token }}" push origin master