diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
index 261ba79..26d168e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -122,9 +122,18 @@ jobs:
           EOF
           cat website/static/data/kit.json
           URL="https://x-access-token:${GH_TOKEN}@github.com/${GH_OWNER}/${GH_REPO}.git"
+          BRANCH="${GH_BRANCH:-main}"
           rm -rf /tmp/website-pub
-          git clone --depth 1 --branch "${GH_BRANCH:-main}" "${URL}" /tmp/website-pub
-          cp -a website/. /tmp/website-pub/
+          if git clone --depth 1 --branch "$BRANCH" "${URL}" /tmp/website-pub 2>/dev/null; then
+            cp -a website/. /tmp/website-pub/
+          else
+            rm -rf /tmp/website-pub
+            mkdir -p /tmp/website-pub
+            cd /tmp/website-pub
+            git init -b "$BRANCH"
+            git remote add origin "${URL}"
+            cp -a "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/website/." .
+          fi
           cd /tmp/website-pub
           git config user.name "kit-ci"
           git config user.email "kit-ci@honor3.com"
@@ -133,5 +142,5 @@ jobs:
             echo "No website changes to publish"
           else
             git commit -m "release(website): publish kit ${REF_NAME}"
-            git push origin "${GH_BRANCH:-main}"
+            git push origin "$BRANCH"
           fi