diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/k8s-smoke-test.yml b/.gitea/workflows/k8s-smoke-test.yml
index 9de0860..a700c4d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/k8s-smoke-test.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/k8s-smoke-test.yml
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Test kubectl connectivity
         run: |
-          kubectl --kubeconfig ${{ secrets.KUBECONFIG }} get nodes
+          kubectl get nodes --kubeconfig "${KUBECONFIG}"