diff --git a/bin/disinto b/bin/disinto
index 1f276d2..f01fdf6 100755
--- a/bin/disinto
+++ b/bin/disinto
@@ -1920,8 +1920,10 @@ p.write_text(text)
     echo "Repo:    ${repo_root} (existing clone)"
   fi
 
-  # Push to local Forgejo
-  push_to_forge "$repo_root" "$forge_url" "$forge_repo"
+  # Push to local Forgejo (skip if SKIP_PUSH is set)
+  if [ "${SKIP_PUSH:-false}" = "false" ]; then
+    push_to_forge "$repo_root" "$forge_url" "$forge_repo"
+  fi
 
   # Detect primary branch
   if [ -z "$branch" ]; then
diff --git a/tests/smoke-init.sh b/tests/smoke-init.sh
index 2b844fe..85972c7 100644
--- a/tests/smoke-init.sh
+++ b/tests/smoke-init.sh
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ git commit --quiet -m "Initial commit"
 export SMOKE_FORGE_URL="$FORGE_URL"
 export FORGE_URL
 
+# Skip push to mock server (no git support)
+export SKIP_PUSH=true
+
 if bash "${FACTORY_ROOT}/bin/disinto" init \
   "${TEST_SLUG}" \
   --bare --yes \