diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yaml
index 9309d1b..8176565 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ on:
 env:
   REGISTRY: gitea.thefetagroup.com
   IMAGE_NAME: bnair/cryptobot
+  # Internal Docker network URL for git operations
+  GITEA_INTERNAL_URL: http://gitea:3000
 
 jobs:
   test:
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         run: |
-          git clone --depth 1 https://gitea.thefetagroup.com/bnair/CryptoTrading.git .
+          git clone --depth 1 ${{ env.GITEA_INTERNAL_URL }}/bnair/CryptoTrading.git .
           git fetch origin ${{ github.sha }} --depth 1
           git checkout ${{ github.sha }}
 
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         run: |
-          git clone --depth 1 https://gitea.thefetagroup.com/bnair/CryptoTrading.git .
+          git clone --depth 1 ${{ env.GITEA_INTERNAL_URL }}/bnair/CryptoTrading.git .
           git fetch origin ${{ github.ref_name }} --depth 1
           git checkout ${{ github.ref_name }}