diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 48e6552f..9a6dea85 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ jobs:
                 "https://git.infra.mintel.me/mmintel/at-mintel/raw/branch/main/packages/infra/scripts/wait-for-upstream.sh" > wait-for-upstream.sh
               chmod +x wait-for-upstream.sh
               
+              # Patch script to allow unauthenticated tag lookup if token is restricted
+              sed -i 's|TARGET_SHA=$(echo "$TAG_INFO" | jq -r ".commit.sha // empty")|TARGET_SHA=$(echo "$TAG_INFO" | jq -r ".commit.sha // empty"); [[ -z "$TARGET_SHA" || "$TARGET_SHA" == "null" ]] \&\& TARGET_SHA=$(curl -s "https://git.infra.mintel.me/api/v1/repos/$REPO/tags/$TAG" | jq -r ".commit.sha // empty")|' wait-for-upstream.sh
+              
               GITEA_TOKEN=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} ./wait-for-upstream.sh "mmintel/at-mintel" "$TAG_TO_WAIT"
             fi
           fi