diff --git a/.github/workflows/fetch-upstream-mods.yml b/.github/workflows/fetch-upstream-mods.yml
index 206f4f6f..58872056 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fetch-upstream-mods.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fetch-upstream-mods.yml
@@ -2,16 +2,17 @@ name: fetch upstream mod changes
 
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: '13,43 * * * *'
+    - cron: "13,43 * * * *"
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   replace-mods:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
     steps:
-      - name: Clone Gitea repo via SSH
+      - name: Clone Gitea repo
         run: |
-          rm -rf /tmp/upstream
+          rm -rf repo /tmp/upstream
           git clone ssh://git@smallgit.dasguney.com:2222/skyline/balatro-mod-index.git repo
 
       - name: Clone upstream GitHub repo
@@ -38,29 +39,28 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cd repo
 
-          git config user.name 'jim[bot]'
-          git config user.email 'jim[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
+          git config user.name "jim[bot]"
+          git config user.email "jim[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
 
-          # Provide HTTP Basic auth to libcurl (works for git + git-lfs), token as PASSWORD
+          # Provide HTTP auth for both git and git-lfs
           cat > ~/.netrc <<EOF
-      machine smallgit.dasguney.com
-      login skyline
-      password ${GITEA_TOKEN}
-      EOF
+machine smallgit.dasguney.com
+login skyline
+password ${GITEA_TOKEN}
+EOF
           chmod 600 ~/.netrc
 
           # Use direct Gitea HTTP endpoint (no nginx)
           git remote set-url origin http://smallgit.dasguney.com:3000/skyline/balatro-mod-index.git
 
-          # Force git-lfs to use the same endpoint (otherwise it keeps using https://smallgit...)
+          # Force git-lfs to use the same endpoint and disable locking checks
           git config lfs.url "http://smallgit.dasguney.com:3000/skyline/balatro-mod-index.git/info/lfs"
           git config lfs."http://smallgit.dasguney.com:3000/skyline/balatro-mod-index.git/info/lfs".locksverify false
 
-          # If LFS hooks exist, make sure they're installed consistently
+          # Ensure LFS hooks are consistent (or skip if not needed)
           git lfs install --local || true
 
           git add mods
           if git commit -m "fetch upstream mod changes ($(date --utc +%Y%m%d_%H%M%SZ))"; then
             git push origin main
           fi
-