diff --git a/.forgejo/template b/.forgejo/template
index d3fe90a..0e1475e 100644
--- a/.forgejo/template
+++ b/.forgejo/template
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package.json
 README.md
 .env.example
-.forgejo/workflows/ci.yaml
 migrations/0001_init.sql
 package-lock.json
diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yaml b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yaml
index c0633fe..37bcc36 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: http://192.168.1.230:3000/nholtware/workflows/build-push@main
         with:
-          app-name: ${REPO_NAME}
+          app-name: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
           registry-user: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }}
           registry-token: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
       - uses: http://192.168.1.230:3000/nholtware/workflows/gitops-bump@main
         with:
-          app-name: ${REPO_NAME}
+          app-name: ${{ github.event.repository.name }}
           gitops-token: ${{ secrets.GITOPS_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7d6e2e8..05d9286 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Logs: one JSON object per line on stdout (`level,time,msg,service,version`, plus
 
 ## Using this template
 
-1. **Generate** a repo from this template in Forgejo (public). The repo name is substituted into `package.json`, this README, `.env.example`, the CI workflow, and the first migration.
+1. **Generate** a repo from this template in Forgejo (public). The repo name is substituted into `package.json`, this README, `.env.example`, and the first migration (CI derives the app name from the repo name itself).
 2. **Set 3 Actions secrets** on the new repo: `REGISTRY_USER` (`nholtware`), `REGISTRY_TOKEN` (registry push token), `GITOPS_TOKEN` (ci-bot gitops token).
 3. **Add gitops entries**: render `templates/backend/` (see its README) into `manifests/<app>/` and add `apps/<app>.yaml` in `nholtware/gitops`.
 4. **Push** to `main`. Generating a repo emits no push event, so CI only starts on your first push.