diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 01e8bce..80802ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -35,20 +35,17 @@ jobs:
       run: make all
 
     - name: Checkout demo repo
-      if: github.ref_name == 'main' && github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+      # if: github.ref_name == 'main' && github.event_name != 'pull_request'
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         repository: jacebrowning/template-python-demo
         path: temp
 
     - name: Test template in demo repo
-      if: github.ref_name == 'main' && github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+      # if: github.ref_name == 'main' && github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+      env:
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
       run: |
-        # Configure Git with GHA information, for more info see:
-        # https://github.com/actions/checkout?tab=readme-ov-file#push-a-commit-using-the-built-in-token
-        git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
-        git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
-
         # Delete the current repository
         rm -rf .git
 
@@ -60,4 +57,4 @@ jobs:
         cd TemplateDemo
         git add --all
         git commit -m "Deploy GHA build ${{ github.run_id }} to GitHub"
-        git push
+        git push -f https://${GH_TOKEN}@github.com/jacebrowning/template-python-demo main