diff --git a/server/gitea/client.go b/server/gitea/client.go
index b342b24..49983dd 100644
--- a/server/gitea/client.go
+++ b/server/gitea/client.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func (f FileResponse) IsEmpty() bool { return len(f.Body) != 0 }
 func NewClient(giteaRoot, giteaAPIToken string) *Client {
 	return &Client{
 		giteaRoot:     giteaRoot,
-		giteaAPIToken: giteaAPIToken,
+		giteaAPIToken: "token " + giteaAPIToken,
 	}
 }