diff --git a/src/github/api/config.ts b/src/github/api/config.ts
index 7d88fb8..62bc614 100644
--- a/src/github/api/config.ts
+++ b/src/github/api/config.ts
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@ export const GITHUB_API_URL =
   process.env.GITHUB_API_URL || "https://api.github.com";
 export const GITHUB_SERVER_URL =
   process.env.GITHUB_SERVER_URL || "https://github.com";
-export const USE_GITEA_API = process.env.USE_GITEA_API === "true" || process.env.USE_GITEA_API === "1";
-export const GITEA_BOT_USERNAMES = (process.env.GITEA_BOT_USERNAMES || "").split(",")
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+export const USE_GITEA_API = process.env.USE_GITEA_API === "true" || process.env.USE_GITEA_API === "1";
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diff --git a/src/github/validation/actor.ts b/src/github/validation/actor.ts
index 23ee999..18e83b3 100644
--- a/src/github/validation/actor.ts
+++ b/src/github/validation/actor.ts
@@ -7,31 +7,26 @@
 
 import type { Octokit } from "@octokit/rest";
 import type { GitHubContext } from "../context";
-import { GITEA_BOT_USERNAMES, USE_GITEA_API } from "../api/config.ts";
+import { USE_GITEA_API } from "../api/config.ts";
 
 export async function checkHumanActor(
   octokit: Octokit,
   githubContext: GitHubContext,
 ) {
 
-
+  let actorType: string
   if (USE_GITEA_API) {
-    if (!GITEA_BOT_USERNAMES.includes(githubContext.actor)) {
-      throw new Error(
-        `Workflow initiated by non-human actor: ${githubContext.actor}. Please add bot to GITEA_BOT_USERNAMES`,
-      );
-    }
-    // For Gitea environments, skip the user type check if USE_GITEA_API is set
-    return;
+    actorType = "Bot"
+    console.log("Gitea does not provide an API to determine whether a user is a bot. Assuming the user is a bot and verify whether it is listed in allowedBots.")
+  }else{
+    // Fetch user information from GitHub API
+    const { data: userData } = await octokit.users.getByUsername({
+      username: githubContext.actor,
+    });
+
+    actorType = userData.type;
   }
 
-  // Fetch user information from GitHub API
-  const { data: userData } = await octokit.users.getByUsername({
-    username: githubContext.actor,
-  });
-
-  const actorType = userData.type;
-
   console.log(`Actor type: ${actorType}`);
 
   // Check bot permissions if actor is not a User