diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/smoke.yml b/.gitea/workflows/smoke.yml
index 3ab42d0..5f621f9 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/smoke.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/smoke.yml
@@ -14,14 +14,12 @@ jobs:
       UPLOADS_DIR: uploads
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout
+      - name: Checkout (pure git)
         run: |
           git init
-          git remote add origin $GITHUB_SERVER_URL/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY
-          git fetch origin $GITHUB_REF
-          git checkout FETCH_HEAD
-
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+          git remote add origin "$GITHUB_SERVER_URL/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY"
+          git fetch --depth=1 origin "$GITHUB_SHA"
+          git checkout -q "$GITHUB_SHA"
 
       - name: Write SSH key
         run: |