diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/nix-update.yml b/.gitea/workflows/nix-update.yml
index 5b059f6..c0d9ad4 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/nix-update.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/nix-update.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ env:
   GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: "bot@m3ta.dev"
   GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: "nix-update bot"
   GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: "bot@m3ta.dev"
-  REPO_DIR: "/tmp/nixpkgs" # Centralized workspace path
+  REPO_DIR: "/tmp/nixpkgs"
 
 jobs:
   nix-update:
@@ -23,34 +23,18 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Setup Environment and Authenticate
         run: |
-          # 1. Clean Workspace
           if [ -d "$REPO_DIR" ]; then rm -rf "$REPO_DIR"; fi
 
-          # 2. Configure Git Credentials
-          # Using 'store' helper is robust and avoids interactive prompts
           git config --global credential.helper store
           echo "https://m3tam3re:${{ secrets.NIX_UPDATE_TOKEN }}@code.m3ta.dev" > ~/.git-credentials
           chmod 600 ~/.git-credentials
 
-          # 3. Configure Git Identity
           git config --global user.name "$GIT_AUTHOR_NAME"
           git config --global user.email "$GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL"
           git config --global init.defaultBranch master
 
-          # 4. Verify Authentication (Fail fast)
-          if command -v tea &> /dev/null; then
-            echo "Verifying API access..."
-            tea login delete m3ta >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-            if ! tea login add --name m3ta --url https://code.m3ta.dev --token "${{ secrets.NIX_UPDATE_TOKEN }}"; then
-               echo "❌ Authentication failed. Check NIX_UPDATE_TOKEN."
-               exit 1
-            fi
-            echo "✓ Authentication successful."
-          fi
-
       - name: Checkout Repository
         run: |
-          # Clone using explicit username to match credentials
           git clone --no-single-branch \
             "https://m3tam3re@code.m3ta.dev/m3tam3re/nixpkgs.git" \
             "$REPO_DIR"
@@ -59,14 +43,11 @@ jobs:
         id: check
         run: |
           cd "$REPO_DIR"
-          
-          # Check for packages directory
           if [ ! -d "pkgs" ]; then
              echo "❌ Error: 'pkgs' directory not found."
              exit 1
           fi
 
-          # Check for flake.nix
           if [ -f "flake.nix" ]; then
             echo "has_flake=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           else
@@ -79,15 +60,12 @@ jobs:
           cd "$REPO_DIR"
           set -e
 
-          TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)
-          BRANCH_NAME="nix-update-${TIMESTAMP}"
-
-          git checkout -b "${BRANCH_NAME}"
+          # Ensure we are on master
+          git checkout master
 
           UPDATES_FOUND=false
           UPDATED_PACKAGES=""
 
-          # Helper to verify commits
           check_commit() {
              [ "$1" != "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" ] && echo "true" || echo "false"
           }
@@ -97,7 +75,6 @@ jobs:
              local before_hash=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
              
              echo "Checking $pkg..."
-             # Run nix-update, capturing output to log but allowing failure
              if nix-update --flake --commit "$pkg" 2>&1 | tee /tmp/update-${pkg}.log; then
                 if [ "$(check_commit "$before_hash")" = "true" ]; then
                    echo "✓ Updated $pkg"
@@ -105,7 +82,6 @@ jobs:
                 fi
              fi
              
-             # Log failure reason if not just "up to date"
              if ! grep -q "already up to date\|No new version found" /tmp/update-${pkg}.log; then
                 echo "⚠️ Update failed for $pkg"
              fi
@@ -113,7 +89,6 @@ jobs:
           }
 
           if [ -n "${{ inputs.package }}" ]; then
-            # Single package mode
             pkg="${{ inputs.package }}"
             if [ -d "pkgs/$pkg" ]; then
                if run_update "$pkg"; then
@@ -124,7 +99,6 @@ jobs:
                echo "✗ Package 'pkgs/$pkg' not found"
             fi
           else
-            # All packages mode
             PACKAGES=$(find pkgs -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -not -name default.nix -not -name AGENTS.md -exec basename {} \; 2>/dev/null | sort)
             
             if [ -z "$PACKAGES" ]; then
@@ -141,20 +115,16 @@ jobs:
             done
           fi
 
-          # Finalize
           UPDATED_PACKAGES=$(echo "$UPDATED_PACKAGES" | sed 's/^, //')
-          COMMIT_COUNT=$(git rev-list --count master..HEAD)
+          COMMIT_COUNT=$(git rev-list --count origin/master..HEAD)
           
           if [ "$COMMIT_COUNT" -gt 0 ]; then
-            echo "✓ $COMMIT_COUNT updates committed."
+            echo "✓ $COMMIT_COUNT updates committed locally."
             echo "has_updates=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             echo "updated_packages=${UPDATED_PACKAGES}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            echo "branch_name=${BRANCH_NAME}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           else
             echo "ℹ️ No updates found."
             echo "has_updates=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            git checkout master
-            git branch -D "${BRANCH_NAME}" 2>/dev/null || true
           fi
 
       - name: Verify Builds
@@ -166,45 +136,36 @@ jobs:
           for pkg in "${PKGS[@]}"; do
             echo "Building $pkg..."
             if ! nix build .#$pkg; then
-              echo "❌ Build failed for $pkg"
+              echo "❌ Build failed for $pkg. Aborting push."
               exit 1
             fi
             echo "✓ Build successful"
           done
 
-      - name: Push and PR
+      - name: Push Changes
         if: steps.update.outputs.has_updates == 'true'
         run: |
           cd "$REPO_DIR"
-          BRANCH="${{ steps.update.outputs.branch_name }}"
           PACKAGES="${{ steps.update.outputs.updated_packages }}"
 
-          echo "Pushing branch $BRANCH..."
-          git push origin "$BRANCH"
+          echo "Pulling latest changes (rebase)..."
+          git pull --rebase origin master
 
-          echo "Creating Pull Request..."
-          COMMITS=$(git log origin/master..HEAD --pretty=format:"%h %s" | sed 's/^/- /')
+          echo "Pushing changes to master..."
+          git push origin master
           
-          tea pr create \
-            --head "$BRANCH" \
-            --base master \
-            --title "chore: update packages with nix-update" \
-            --body "$(printf "Automated package updates.\n\nUpdated packages:\n%s\n\nCommits:\n%s" "$PACKAGES" "$COMMITS")" \
-            --assignees m3tam3re \
-            --labels automated-update
+          echo "✓ Successfully pushed updates for: $PACKAGES"
 
       - name: Cleanup Credentials
-        if: always() # Run even if job fails
+        if: always()
         run: |
           rm -f ~/.git-credentials
-          # Optional: Clear repo to save space
-          # rm -rf "$REPO_DIR"
 
       - name: Summary
         if: always()
         run: |
           if [ "${{ steps.update.outputs.has_updates }}" = "true" ]; then
-            echo "✅ Successfully updated: ${{ steps.update.outputs.updated_packages }}"
+            echo "✅ Successfully updated and pushed: ${{ steps.update.outputs.updated_packages }}"
           else
             echo "ℹ️ No updates required."
           fi