diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/trigger-desktop.yml b/.gitea/workflows/trigger-desktop.yml
index 2e25ce729..9518baad0 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/trigger-desktop.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/trigger-desktop.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Bump cinny submodule in cinny-desktop
         env:
           TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_TOKEN }}
+          ACTIONS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ACTIONS_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           CINNY_SHA="${{ github.sha }}"
           git clone "https://x-access-token:$TOKEN@code.lotusguild.org/LotusGuild/cinny-desktop.git" desktop
@@ -27,10 +28,16 @@ jobs:
             git commit -m "chore: bump cinny submodule to ${CINNY_SHA:0:8}"
             git push origin main
           fi
-          # Explicitly dispatch the desktop build — the push trigger alone
-          # does not fire reliably in this Gitea/act runner setup.
-          curl -sf -X POST \
+          echo "Dispatching cinny-desktop release workflow..."
+          HTTP=$(curl -s -o /tmp/dispatch_body.txt -w "%{http_code}" -X POST \
             "https://code.lotusguild.org/api/v1/repos/LotusGuild/cinny-desktop/actions/workflows/release.yml/dispatches" \
-            -H "Authorization: token $TOKEN" \
+            -H "Authorization: token $ACTIONS_TOKEN" \
             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-            -d '{"ref":"main"}'
+            -d '{"ref":"main"}')
+          echo "Dispatch HTTP status: $HTTP"
+          cat /tmp/dispatch_body.txt || true
+          if [ "$HTTP" -lt 200 ] || [ "$HTTP" -gt 299 ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: dispatch failed with HTTP $HTTP"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "Dispatch succeeded."