diff --git a/.claude/skills/recipe-upgrade/testme-on-pr.sh b/.claude/skills/recipe-upgrade/testme-on-pr.sh
index 184c6b9..d0a9761 100755
--- a/.claude/skills/recipe-upgrade/testme-on-pr.sh
+++ b/.claude/skills/recipe-upgrade/testme-on-pr.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ RECIPE="${1:?usage: testme-on-pr.sh <recipe> <pr-index>}"
 PRIDX="${2:?usage: testme-on-pr.sh <recipe> <pr-index>}"
 TESTENV="${TESTENV:-/srv/cc-ci/.testenv}"
 set -a; . "$TESTENV"; set +a
-: "${GITEA_USERNAME:?}"; : "${GITEA_PASSWORD:?}"; : "${GITEA_URL:?}"
+: "${GITEA_USERNAME:?}"; : "${GITEA_PASSWORD:?}"; : "${GITEA_URL:=git.autonomic.zone}"
 NS="${GITEA_NAMESPACE:-recipe-maintainers}"
 API="https://${GITEA_URL}/api/v1"; AUTH=(-u "${GITEA_USERNAME}:${GITEA_PASSWORD}")
 POST="${POST:-1}"; MAX_WAIT="${MAX_WAIT:-480}"; INTERVAL="${INTERVAL:-30}"