diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/tag-old-issues.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/tag-old-issues.yaml
index 585398b..bcaaee5 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/tag-old-issues.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/tag-old-issues.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get -qq update && sudo apt-get -qq install -y jq curl
 
           # --- Conditionally build the API URL ---
-          API_URL="${GITEA_INSTANCE_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}/issues?state=open"
+          API_URL="${INSTANCE_URL}/api/v1/repos/${REPO_OWNER}/${REPO_NAME}/issues?state=open"
           if [[ -n "${REQUIRED_TAG}" ]]; then
             echo ">> Filtering for issues with the required tag: ${REQUIRED_TAG}"
             # URL-encode the tag to handle special characters
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ jobs:
 
           # Fetch issues using the constructed URL
           echo ">> Fetching issues ..."
-          curl -X GET \
-            -H "Authorization: token ${BOT_TOKEN}" \
-            -H "Accept: application/json" \
-            "${API_URL}"
           ISSUES=$(curl -s -S -X GET \
             -H "Authorization: token ${BOT_TOKEN}" \
             -H "Accept: application/json" \