diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/demo.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/demo.yaml
index 2a34b6a..6891c07 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/demo.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/demo.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: azure/setup-kubectl@v4
 
     - name: test
-      run: echo ${{ secrets.BASIC_AUTH }} > auth
+      run: "echo ${{ secrets.BASIC_AUTH }} | base64 -d > auth"
 
     - name: test
       run: kubectl create secret -n default generic basic-auth --from-file=auth