diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/quality-assurance-template.yml b/.gitea/workflows/quality-assurance-template.yml
index bde6175..24b040b 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/quality-assurance-template.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/quality-assurance-template.yml
@@ -44,8 +44,11 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 20
       - name: 🔐 Registry Auth
         run: |
-          echo "@mintel:registry=https://git.infra.mintel.me/api/packages/mmintel/npm" > .npmrc
-          echo "//git.infra.mintel.me/api/packages/mmintel/npm/:_authToken=${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN || secrets.MINTEL_PRIVATE_TOKEN || secrets.GITEA_PAT }}" >> .npmrc
+          REGISTRY="${{ vars.REGISTRY_HOST || 'git.infra.mintel.me/api/packages/mmintel/npm' }}"
+          echo "@mintel:registry=https://$REGISTRY" > .npmrc
+          # Remove protocol if present for the token line
+          TOKEN_REGISTRY=$(echo "$REGISTRY" | sed 's|https://||')
+          echo "//$TOKEN_REGISTRY/:_authToken=${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN || secrets.MINTEL_PRIVATE_TOKEN || secrets.GITEA_PAT }}" >> .npmrc
       - name: 🧹 Clean Runner Infrastructure
         run: |
           docker builder prune -f --filter "until=24h" || true