diff --git a/bin/disinto b/bin/disinto
index 83454c2..0769d75 100755
--- a/bin/disinto
+++ b/bin/disinto
@@ -654,19 +654,52 @@ setup_forge() {
 # Push local clone to the Forgejo remote.
 push_to_forge() {
   local repo_root="$1" forge_url="$2" repo_slug="$3"
-  local remote_url="${forge_url}/${repo_slug}.git"
 
+  # Build authenticated remote URL: http://dev-bot:<token>@host:port/org/repo.git
+  if [ -z "${FORGE_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
+    echo "Error: FORGE_TOKEN not set — cannot push to Forgejo" >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+  local auth_url
+  auth_url=$(printf '%s' "$forge_url" | sed "s|://|://dev-bot:${FORGE_TOKEN}@|")
+  local remote_url="${auth_url}/${repo_slug}.git"
+  # Display URL without token
+  local display_url="${forge_url}/${repo_slug}.git"
+
+  # Always set the remote URL to ensure credentials are current
   if git -C "$repo_root" remote get-url forgejo >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    echo "Remote:  forgejo (already configured)"
+    git -C "$repo_root" remote set-url forgejo "$remote_url"
   else
-    git -C "$repo_root" remote add forgejo "$remote_url" 2>/dev/null || \
-      git -C "$repo_root" remote set-url forgejo "$remote_url"
-    echo "Remote:  forgejo -> ${remote_url}"
+    git -C "$repo_root" remote add forgejo "$remote_url"
+  fi
+  echo "Remote:  forgejo -> ${display_url}"
+
+  # Push all branches and tags
+  echo "Pushing: branches to forgejo"
+  if ! git -C "$repo_root" push forgejo --all 2>&1; then
+    echo "Error: failed to push branches to Forgejo" >&2
+    return 1
+  fi
+  echo "Pushing: tags to forgejo"
+  if ! git -C "$repo_root" push forgejo --tags 2>&1; then
+    echo "Error: failed to push tags to Forgejo" >&2
+    return 1
   fi
 
-  # Push all branches
-  git -C "$repo_root" push forgejo --all 2>/dev/null || true
-  git -C "$repo_root" push forgejo --tags 2>/dev/null || true
+  # Verify the repo is no longer empty
+  local repo_info
+  repo_info=$(curl -sf --max-time 10 \
+    -H "Authorization: token ${FORGE_TOKEN}" \
+    "${forge_url}/api/v1/repos/${repo_slug}" 2>/dev/null) || repo_info=""
+  if [ -n "$repo_info" ]; then
+    local is_empty
+    is_empty=$(printf '%s' "$repo_info" | jq -r '.empty // "unknown"')
+    if [ "$is_empty" = "true" ]; then
+      echo "Warning: Forgejo repo still reports empty after push" >&2
+      return 1
+    fi
+    echo "Verify:  repo is not empty (push confirmed)"
+  fi
 }
 
 # Preflight check — verify all factory requirements before proceeding.